Patch, 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
Genuine WWII American insignia of the 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.
Activated in 1921, the 56th Cavalry Brigade was part of the National Guard and assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division.
On November 18, 1940, it was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. It took over border security along the Rio Grande and later participated in training maneuvers with the 1st Cavalry Division.
In May 1944, the brigade was disbanded, and its headquarters was reorganized as the 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.
While the brigade itself did not see combat, its former cavalry regiments fought in the Pacific and China-Burma-India theaters.
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Genuine WWII American insignia of the 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.
Activated in 1921, the 56th Cavalry Brigade was part of the National Guard and assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division.
On November 18, 1940, it was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. It took over border security along the Rio Grande and later participated in training maneuvers with the 1st Cavalry Division.
In May 1944, the brigade was disbanded, and its headquarters was reorganized as the 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized.
While the brigade itself did not see combat, its former cavalry regiments fought in the Pacific and China-Burma-India theaters.
