748th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

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748th Cavalry Regiment
748th Cavalry Regiment
Active	1963–1968
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Reconnaissance (Parent Regiment under Combat Arms Regimental System)
Part of	48th Armored Division (1st Squadron)
Garrison/HQ	Griffin, Georgia (1st Squadron)

Last updated April 02, 2023

The 748th Cavalry Regiment was a United States Army cavalry regiment, represented in the Georgia Army National Guard by 1st Squadron, 748th Cavalry, headquartered at Griffin, Georgia, part of the 48th Armored Division. It was broken up in 1968 when the division was inactivated.

History

The 748th Cavalry was reorganized and redesignated from the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 108th Armor, on 16 April 1963.^[1]^[2] The 1st Reconnaissance Squadron was constituted in the Georgia Army National Guard as the 48th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 48th Armored Division, and organized on 1 November 1955 with headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) at Jackson, Company A at LaGrange, Georgia, Company B at Newnan, Company C at Griffin, and Company D at Marietta. The reconnaissance battalion was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 108th Armor, on 1 July 1959, and its headquarters moved to Newnan. The 748th was a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System and was represented by 1st Squadron, part of the 48th Armored Division.^[3]

1st Squadron's Griffin-based Headquarters and Headquarters Troop was redesignated from Troop C of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. It had been redesignated Troop C on 1 July 1959 and was previously Company C of the 48th Reconnaissance Battalion. The troop carried on the lineage of the Spalding Grays and Griffin Rifles, historical militia units. Jackson-based Troop A was redesignated from Troop A of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron,^[2] and had been redesignated Troop A on 1 July 1959. It was previously the Headquarters, Headquarters, and Service Company of the 48th Reconnaissance Battalion, and carried the lineage of Company A, 121st Infantry. Troop B, based at Douglasville, was redesignated from the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron's Troop B, and was previously Company D of the 122nd Armored Infantry Battalion.^[3]

Troop C was redesignated from HHT of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Newnan, and was previously Company B of the 48th Reconnaissance Battalion. Troop D (Air) was redesignated from Company C of the 110th Signal Battalion at Savannah. It was previously Battery A of the 230th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Troops A and D were entitled to campaign streamers for their service in the 31st Infantry Division during World War I (Streamer without inscription) and with the 30th Infantry Division in World War II (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe).^[3]

For the duration of its existence, the 1st Squadron conducted annual summer training alongside the division at Fort Stewart.^[4] On 1 January 1968, when the 48th Armored was inactivated, the 1st Squadron was broken up. HHT and Troop C consolidated as Troop C, 1st Squadron, 196th Cavalry. Troop A became Company D of the 878th Engineer Battalion; Troop B consolidated with HHC, 1st Battalion, 108th Armor; and Troop D (Air) became the Service Company of the 214th Artillery's 2nd Battalion. The 748th was never authorized a distinctive unit insignia or coat of arms.^[3]

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References

Citations

↑ "Honors & Lineage". 1st Battalion, 108th Armor. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
1 2 "National Guard News" . Jackson Progress-Argus. 2 June 1966. Retrieved 4 August 2017– via Newspaperarchive.com.
1 2 3 4 Sawicki 1985, pp. 381–383.
↑ Carraway, William (September 2015). "Blast From The Past: 48th Armored Division". The Georgia Guardsman. p. 9.

Bibliography

Sawicki, James A. (1985). Cavalry regiments of the US Army. Dumfries, Virginia: Wyvern Publications. ISBN 9780960240463.

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[1] "Honors & Lineage". 1st Battalion, 108th Armor. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[:0-2] 1 2 "National Guard News" . Jackson Progress-Argus. 2 June 1966. Retrieved 4 August 2017– via Newspaperarchive.com.

[FOOTNOTESawicki1985381–383-3] 1 2 3 4 Sawicki 1985, pp. 381–383.

[4] Carraway, William (September 2015). "Blast From The Past: 48th Armored Division". The Georgia Guardsman. p. 9.

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