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  • Source: 66th Cavalry Division (United States)

    • The Army Reserve's 66th Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Going into World War II, the U.S. Army Cavalry contained three Regular, four National Guard, and six organized reserve cavalry divisions as well as one independent cavalry brigade, the 56th from Texas.


    Organization


    Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
    161st Brigade
    321st Cavalry Regiment
    322nd Cavalry Regiment
    162nd Brigade
    323rd Cavalry Regiment
    324th Cavalry Regiment
    866th Field Artillery Regiment
    466th Tank Company
    66th Signal Troop
    586th Ordnance Company
    466th Quartermaster Squadron
    466th Armored Car Squadron
    406th Engineer Squadron
    366th Medical Squadron


    Final Organization as of November 1940




    Stationing


    The 66th Cavalry Division was dispersed across the United States. The division was primarily composed of personnel from Nebraska, Missouri, Utah, and North Dakota.


    See also


    United States Army branch insignia
    List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army


    References


    Formations of the United States Army
    "Cavalry Regiments of the U.S. Army" by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications 1985 pp375-379
    Stubbs, Mary Lee; Connor, Stanley Russell (1969). "Armor-Cavalry, Part I: Regular Army and Army Reserve". U.S. Army Center of Military History. US Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on Dec 13, 2023.
    Wilson, John B. (1998). "Maneuver and Firepower the Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades". Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. Archived from the original on Dec 5, 2013.


    External links


    The Ronald Reagan library at the University of Texas
    Military Service of Ronald Reagan
    Colonel Julien Gaujot served as Chief of Staff for the Division prior to his retirement on September 30, 1934

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