94th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

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94th Cavalry Regiment
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Coat of Arms of the 94th Cavalry
Active1963–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeReconnaissance (Parent regiment under United States Army Regimental System)
Part of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division (1st Squadron)
Garrison/HQ Duluth (1st Squadron)
Motto(s)"Viking Vanguard"
Engagements Iraq War
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Robert Grutsch (1st Squadron)
Notable
commanders		Colonel Michael Klaphake, Lieutenant Colonel Justin Rodgers, Colonel Timothy Kemp, Colonel Rick Schute, Colonel Eddie Frizell, Major General Michael Wickman
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 94th Cavalry Regiment DUI.jpg

The 94th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment, represented in the Minnesota Army National Guard by 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, stationed at Duluth.

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The squadron traces its descent from the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, a unit that fought in World War II. Postwar, it became part of the 194th Armor before becoming the 1st Battalion of the 94th Armor in 1972. The battalion was designated 2nd Battalion of the 194th Armor in 2002. It was deployed to Bosnia and became the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, in 2005. The squadron deployed to Iraq in 2011–2012.

History

Coast Artillery lineage

The 1st Squadron traces its heritage back to the organization of Company L, 5th Infantry of the Minnesota National Guard on 17 January 1919 at Redwood Falls. On 1 December 1923, the regiment became the 205th Infantry. On 1 July 1940, when the regiment was converted into the 215th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft), Company L became Headquarters Battery of the 215th's 1st Battalion. The headquarters of the 205th's 3rd Battalion became headquarters of the 215th's 1st Battalion. The headquarters and the headquarters battery were inducted into Federal service at home stations on 6 January 1941. [1] On 19 January it was moved to Camp Haan, California, [2] where it conducted training. [3]

With the regiment, the 1st Battalion's headquarters and headquarters battery staged through Camp Murray, Washington, from 7 August, and departed the Seattle Port of Embarkation on 29 August. On 3 September, it arrived at Fort Greely, Alaska, where it spent most of World War II. As the Japanese threat to Alaska lessened, the regiment returned to Seattle on 29 February 1944 and arrived at Fort Bliss on 22 March 1944, where the 215th was disbanded. On 1 July 1944, it was reorganized and redesignated as headquarters and headquarters battery (HHB) of the 598th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, and was inactivated on 29 October at Camp Maxey. [2] [1]

On 1 October 1946, the 598th was reorganized and Federally recognized at Duluth. The remainder of the battalion was organized anew. It was broken up on 22 February 1959 and most of its components became transport units. HHB became Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) of the 109th Transportation Battalion (Tactical Carrier), Battery A became the 114th Transportation Company (Tactical Carrier), Battery B became part of the 125th Artillery's 1st Howitzer Battalion, Battery C became the 224th Transportation Company (Tactical Carrier), and Battery D became the 535th Transportation Company (Tactical Carrier). [1]

Infantry and armor lineage

The other unit in the 94th Cavalry's lineage, the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, was organized on 1 April 1942 at Camp Forrest, part of the 33rd Infantry Division. The battalion fought in the New Guinea campaign and in the Battle of Luzon, and was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for the period between 17 October 1944 and 4 July 1945. With the division, the battalion participated in the Occupation of Japan before its inactivation on 5 February 1946 at Ōtsu. At the same time, the 136th Infantry was relieved from the 33rd Division and assigned to the 47th Infantry Division on 10 June 1946. The battalion was allocated to the Minnesota National Guard on 21 July and was reorganized and Federally recognized on 29 January 1947 with its headquarters at Hibbing. On 16 January 1951, the battalion was ordered into active Federal service at Hibbing during the Korean War, but remained stateside. To take the battalion's place at home stations, a battalion with the same designation was activated in the National Guard of the United States (NGUS) at Hibbing on 16 January 1953. On 2 December 1954, the 2nd Battalion was released from active duty and Federal recognition was simultaneously withdrawn from the NGUS unit. [4] On 22 February 1959, the battalion was converted and redesignated as the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron of the 194th Armor, part of the 47th Division. It became the 194th Armor's 2nd Battalion on 1 April 1963. The 194th Armor was reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) on 1 February 1968, consisting of the 2nd Battalion, still part of the 47th Division. [4]

94th Cavalry and 94th Armor

On 1 April 1963, the 109th Transportation Battalion HHD, the 114th, 224th, and 535th Transportation Companies, and Batteries A and B of the 125th Artillery's 1st Battalion, were converted, reorganized, and redesignated as the 94th Cavalry, a parent regiment under CARS. The 94th included the 1st Squadron, part of the 47th Infantry Division. [1] While part of the 47th's 3rd Brigade, the 1st Squadron conducted annual summer training in June 1964 at Camp Ripley. [5] In October 1965, the 1st Squadron was designated as part of the National Guard "select force", receiving extra training. [6] On 8 January 1972, the 2nd Battalion, 194th Armor was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 94th Armor, part of the 47th Division. The new unit also absorbed the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry. [7] On 1 June 1989, the unit was withdrawn from CARS and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with headquarters at Duluth. On 1 September 1991, the battalion was transferred to the 34th Infantry Division. [8] On 1 September 1992, it was reorganized, redesignated, and consolidated to consist of the 1st Battalion, part of the 34th Division. [4]

On 1 June 2002, the battalion was reorganized and redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 194th Armor. It was ordered into active Federal service on 19 July 2003 for deployment to Bosnia as part of Stabilization Force, along with elements of the 34th. It relieved units of the 35th Infantry Division at Camp McGovern in September. [9] After returning from Bosnia, the battalion was released from Federal service on 13 April 2004 and reverted to state control. On 1 September 2005, it was reorganized as the 94th Cavalry, consisting of the 1st Squadron, which was part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. On 1 October 2005, the 94th Cavalry became the 94th Cavalry Regiment. [10]

1-94 CAV soldiers at the Kuwait-Iraq border crossing, October 2011 1-94 CAV supports the drawdown DVIDS484653.jpg
1-94 CAV soldiers at the Kuwait-Iraq border crossing, October 2011

On 24 May 2011, the 1st Squadron was ordered into active Federal service. Under the command of Lt. Col Eddie Frizell, the squadron deployed to Kuwait to provide base management, regional security and security for convoys moving between Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, the United States withdrawal from Iraq. [11] [12] [13] On 3 April 2012, the 1st Squadron cased its colors at Camp Buehring as it prepared to leave Kuwait to return to the United States after the completion of Operation New Dawn. [14] It was released from active Federal service after return to Minnesota on 26 June 2012. [10] In 2015, the squadron participated in the eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) exercise, which included live-fire drills at the platoon level. At the time, the 1st Squadron was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Kemp; 1st Squadron's headquarters and headquarters troop were based in Duluth, A Troop in Hibbing, B Troop in Pine City, and C Troop in Cloquet. [15]

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References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 Stanton 1984, pp. 469, 505.
  3. ↑ "Camp Haan (Camp Haan Quartermaster Depot, Camp Haan Prisoner of War Camp)". California State Military Museum. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Pope & Kondratiuk 1995, pp. 11–12.
  5. ↑ "Saturday Opens Summer Camp for Local Guardsmen" . Brainerd Daily Dispatch. 4 June 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2017– via Newspaperarchive.com.
  6. ↑ Hoffman, Fred S. (14 October 1965). "Some Reserve Units Face Extra Training Schedule" . Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Associated Press. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 13 August 2017– via Newspaperarchive.com.
  7. ↑ "94th Cavalry Regiment Insignia and Coat of Arms Page". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "94th Cavalry Lineage and Honors" (PDF). Department of the Army. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Garamone, Jim (18 September 2003). "Bosnia Stable, but Peace Still 'Brittle'". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. 1 2 Seymour 2017, p. 2.
  11. ↑ "Westphal: National Guard key component in Army transformation". Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota Army National Guard Operation New Dawn Unit Overview: 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry" (PDF). Minnesota Army National Guard. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Schlueter, Matthew (2 December 2011). "Kuwait: Minnesota Guard Soldiers start drawing down one convoy at a time". Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Newman, Denton (3 April 2012). "Red Bulls: 1-94 Cavalry cases its colors". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry". Minnesota National Guard. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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