Portal:US Army Lineage and Honors/US 17th Cavalry Regiment
17th Cavalry Regiment Lineage[edit]
- Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry Regiment and organized at Fort Bliss, Texas
- Inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California
- Redesignated 1 July 1940 as US 17th Cavalry Regiment (Corps Reconnaisance)
- Regiment broken up March 9 1951. HHC consolidated with HHC US 17th Armored Group and redesignated as HHC US 17th Armored Cavalry Group Remaining troops disbanded.
17th Cavalry Honors[edit]
Campaign Participation Credit[edit]
World War II: Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic; Grenada
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Decorations[edit]
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO
Valorous Unit Award for BEN CAT
Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON-LONG BINH
Valorous Unit Award for THUA THIEN - QUANG TRI
Valorous Unit Award for CAMBODIA
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966 -1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA