Lineage and Honors of the 1st Cavalry Division
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 May 2011
Bosnia
Headquarters And Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
(The First Team)
Lineage
– Constituted 20 August 1921 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division
– Activated 13 September 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas
– Reorganized and redesignated 4 December 1943 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, Special
– Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1949 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry)
– Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Cavalry Division
– Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2005 as Headquarters and Tactical Command Posts, 1st Cavalry Division
– Reorganized and redesignated 16 April 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Leyte (with arrowhead)
Luzon
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Vietnam War
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
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
War on Terrorism
Iraq:
Transition of Iraq
Iraqi Governance
Afghanistan
Decorations
– Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE
– Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK
– Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
– Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
– Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
– Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered WAEGWAN-TEAGU
– Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), Streamer embroidered KOREA
– Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1969
– Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
– Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
– Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
Highlights - CTA
Ghosts of Fallujah
Ghosts of Fallujah (written by Coley D. Tyler) is a first person account of the Second Battalion, Seventh Cavalry’s participation in the Second Battle of Fallujah, the largest single engagement of the Iraq War and the largest urban battle since Hue in 1968. A First Marine Division operation, it was spearheaded by one of the […]
Special Annoucements
Public Request for Division Assets (Band/Horse Cav Detachment/Honor Guard)
Need to request a Division asset: the Band, Horse CAV Detachment, or Honor Guard? Fill out the provided DD Form 2536 and email it to: SFC Kristin M. Chandler at usarmy.hood.1-cd.mbx.1cd-division-comrel@mail.mil. If you have any questions about filling out the form call SFC Chandler at 254-288-2601. DD2536 Asset Request Form
