| 107th Cavalry Regiment | |
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107th Cavalry Regiment coat of Arms |
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| Active | 10 Oct 1877 to 1 Sep 1993 as
107th Cavalry Regiment 1 Sep 1993 to 31 Aug 2007 as 1-107th & 2-107th Cavalry 1 Sep 2007 to Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Ohio Army National Guard |
| Type | Regimental Reconnaissance, Attack & Assualt
(Parent Regiment under USARS) |
| Role | Cavalry |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | I CORPS, Ohio National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nickname | REDHORSE |
| Motto | Facere non Dicere (Latin: "To Act, Not To Speak") |
| Engagements | World War I
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| Commanders | |
| 107th ACR, Commander | Regiment Inactivated 1993 |
| 2-107th Squadron Commander | LTC James Eriksen |
| Command Sergeant Major 2-107th Cavalry | Vacant |
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| U.S. Cavalry Regiments | |
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The 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio. It currently consists of the 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment, a cavalry squadron of the 2nd Brigade 28th Infantry Division and the Ohio National Guard located throughout southwest Ohio.
107th ACR Horse Soldier rides with M1 Tank Crew
The Regiment was reorganized and Federally recognized on 10 November 1947 as the 107th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron with Headquarters at Cleveland. Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 107th Cavalry Group, and 107th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron consolidated on 15 September 1949 with the 185th Tank Battalion (organized and Federally recognized 12 December 1946 - 30 March 1949 with Headquarters at Cincinnati) and the consolidated unit designated as the 107th Armored Cavalry at Cleveland (The 1st Squadron was allotted on 1 May 1968 to the West Virginia Army National Guard).
The Regiment (minus 1st Squadron) reorganized on 1 May 1977 in the Ohio Army National Guard (Troop A, Support Squadron, was allotted on 1 October 1986 to the West Virginia Army National Guard and re-allotted on 15 October 1990 to the Ohio Army National Guard). It was placed on 1 June 1989 under the United States Army Regimental System consisting of the following units:
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop 107th ACR - Cleveland, OH;
1st Squadron 150th Cavalry Regiment (United States) - Bluefield, WV;
2nd Squadron 107th ACR - Akron, OH;
3rd Squadron 107th ACR - Stow, OH;
4th Squadron 107th ACR - Greensburg, OH;
Regimental Support Squadron - Medina, OH.
The 107th ACR was reorganized and redesignated on 1 September 1993 as the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters in Stow, Ohio (formerly the 3/107th ACR) and assigned to the 28th Infantry Division. The 2nd Squadron 107th Cavalry (United States) was assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade; On 1 September 1994 the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry and the 2nd Squadron 107th Cavalry, were realigned and assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade, 38th Infantry Division. In September 2001 the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment was once again assigned to the 28th Infantry Division until its final transformation from the 1-107th Cavalry Regiment to the newly reactivated 1st Battalion 145th Armor assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on 1 September 2007.
The 107th has continued its long history of serving the United States in time of peace, national crisis and in war.
The shield is yellow for cavalry. The bend charged with the alerions, taken from the arms of Lorraine, is representative of World War I service and is red to indicate that the 107th Cavalry served as Field Artillery during World War I. The Roman Sword in sheath is for Spanish-American War service and the cactus for Mexican Border duty. The motto translates to “To Act, Not To Speak.”
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard on 8 March 1927. It was amended to correct the wording of the blazon of the shield on 17 June 1927. It was redesignated for the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard on 15 January 1952. The insignia was amended to add the crest of the State of West Virginia on 22 March 1971. It was amended to delete the crest of the State of West Virginia on 3 April 1975. The coat of arms was redesignated effective 1 September 1993, for the 107th Cavalry Regiment.[1]
COL P. Lincoln Mitchell, 1921–1924
COL Willard O. Lathrop, 1924–1926
COL Dudley J. Hard, 1926
COL Joseph J. Johnston, 1927
COL Newell C. Bolton, 1927–1936
COL Woods King, 1936-1943 (World War II, CONUS Service)
COL Ralph King, 1943-1945 (World War II, European Theater)
COL Walter J. Easton, 1947–1955
COL Charles D. Marsh, 1955–1960
COL Edmund G. Nowich, 1960–1962
COL Ben F. Ridenour, 1962–1963
COL George F. Huxel, 1963–1965
COL Robert H. Canterburry, 1965–1967
COL Dana L. Stewart, 1967–1971
COL James A. Hill, 1971–1974
COL Raymond R. Galloway, 1974–1977
COL Arthur E. Wallach, 1977–1980
COL Richard J. Lander, 1980–1983
COL John E. Martin, 1983–1986
COL J. Steve Martin, 1986–1991
COL Mark V. Ryan, 1991–1993
LTC Kenneth R. Warner, 1993–1996
LTC Phillip Richardson, 1996–1999
LTC Donald Barbee, 1999–2000
LTC James E. Perry, 2000–2003
LTC Richard T. Curry, 2003-2006 (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
LTC Jeffery J. Ziol, 2006–2007
LTC Larry M. Hott, 1994–1996
LTC Michael P. Emerine, 1996–1999
LTC Robert A. Recchluti, 1999–2001
LTC John C. Harris, 2001-2005 (Kosovo)
LTC Todd A. Mayer, 2005–2008
LTC John A. Zulfer, 2008–2010
CSM William S. Walker, 1968–1973
CSM Phillip A. Caranel, 1973–1984
CSM Nate Monastra, 1984–1993
CSM Michael Campbell, 1993–1997
CSM Timothy Johnson, 1997–2000
CSM Albert M. Whatmough, 2000–2007
CSM Timothy Hornung, 2007
CSM Craig R. Huffman, 1994–1996
CSM Donald E. Cain II, 1997–2000
CSM Terry T. Dillon, 2000–2002
CSM William F. Belding, 2003-
In September, 2001, the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment, was transferred from the 37th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division ("Cyclone") (Indiana Army National Guard) to the 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") (Pennsylvania Army National Guard) with its headquarters remaining in Stow, Ohio.
In October 2003, B and C Companies, and elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) and Company A, of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry were activated at their home stations and traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, for five months of mobilization training. There they were then attached to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor (West Virginia Army National Guard), the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor (North Carolina Army National Guard), and Troop E, 196th Cavalry (North Carolina Army National Guard) respectively, for deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II with North Carolina's 30th Brigade Combat Team under the 1st Infantry Division. These elements of the 1st Battalion operated in Iraq from February to December 2004, serving in Kirkush, Tuz Khurmatu, Jalawla, and Baghdad. They participated in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance campaigns and returned home in late December, 2004.
The Battalion Commander LTC Richard T. Curry and CSM Albert Whatmough along with the remaining companies continued their regular training cycle until October 2004, when the remaining company's of the 1-107th Cavalry were activated for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. One element of HHC 1-107th CAV was then deployed to Fort Dix, New Jersey for mobilization training and left for Kuwait in January 2005. The companies operated in Baghdad, Iraq and performed detainee operations at Camps Cropper and Victory. The Headquarters was deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and arrived in Kuwait in December 2004 and deployed to Mosul, Iraq in late December, this element included LTC Richard T. Curry the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment Commander and CSM Albert Whatmough who both deployed with the battalion in 2004-2005 with the mission of establishing the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endurance which later became known as FOB Q-West Base Complex 30 Kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq. The mission of LTC Curry and his staff were to provide command & control of the base, establish the Base Defense Operations Center, provide life support functions, establish base defense security, combat patrols and build the FOB from the ground up into the largest logistical hub operating in northern Iraq by the end of 2005, a mission that was accomplished prior to their departure. The FOB Endurance/Q-West Base Complex HQ elements of the 1-107th CAV were attached to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and received the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for their accomplishments. The HHC/A Convoy Security Company conducted operations throughout Iraq logging in thousands of miles with no fatalities and provided excellent security for convoy elements. Elements of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry served within the 1st Cavalry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 3rd Infantry Division areas of operations as units of the 18th and 42nd MP Brigades. The final elements returned home from Iraq in January 2006 reuniting the battalion. Both HHC/A detachments received the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service.
The 2-107th Cavalry conducted Peacekeeping Operations in Kosovo under the Command of LTC John C. Harris in 2004-2005. The Squadron was assigned as part of Task Force Falcon Commanded Brigadier General Tod J. Carmony (Deputy Commander 38th IN Division) and Deputy Commander Maneuver COL Jack E. Lee (37th Armor Brigade Commander), assigned an Area of Operations at Camp Bondsteel. The 2-107th Cavalry mobilized all of its units and 350 soldiers to support the deployment. A total of 1,000 Ohio Army National Guard soldiers mobilized in June 2004 for four months of training prior to a six-month deployment to Kosovo as peacekeepers. The soldiers first trained at Camp Atterbury, IN., followed by more training in Germany. The soldiers arrived in Kosovo in September 2004 beginning their mission.
In late February 2005 the Ohio Army National Guard welcomed home the 2nd Squadron 107th Cavalry Regiment after successfully completing the NATO peace keeping mission in Kosovo.
As the U.S. Army conducted its largest organizational transformation since World War II, the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment, along with D Company from the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry, as well as a company from the 112th Engineer Battalion, were chosen to form a new combined arms battalion within the 37th Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division. A change in designation was required and the unit uncased the new colors of the 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment, effective September 1, 2007. With the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment redesignated as such, the only currently remaining element of the 107th Cavalry Regiment is the 2nd Squadron with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio.