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 3 Regular, 4 National Guard, and 6 Organized Reserve cavalry divisions as well as 1 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
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments

References

• Formations of the United States Army
• "Cavalry Regiments of the U.S. Army" by James A. Sawicki, Wyvern Publications 1985 pp375-379
• ARMOR-CAVALRY, Part I: Regular Army and Army Reserve by Mary Lee Stubbs and Stanley Russell Connor, US Government Printing Office 1969
• MANEUVER AND FIREPOWER THE EVOLUTION OF DIVISIONS AND SEPARATE BRIGADES by John B. Wilson CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY, UNITED STATES ARMY, WASHINGTON, D. C., 1998

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