24th Cavalry Division (United States)

The 24th Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army, drawn from the Army National Guard of the Midwest states. It 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 US Army Cavalry was contained three Regular, four National Guard, and six Organized Reserve cavalry divisions as well as one independent cavalry brigade.

24th Cavalry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1936-1940
Disbanded1940
CountriesUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeCavalry
U.S. Cavalry Divisions
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The 24th Cavalry Division was geographically dispersed across the United States. The division was composed of personnel from the Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming National Guards.

Organization (1940)

Units in italics were inactive.

  • Headquarters (Topeka, Kansas)
  • Headquarters, Special Troops (Iowa National Guard)
    • Headquarters Troop (Tacoma, Washington)
    • 24th Signal Troop (Sioux City, Iowa)
    • 128th Ordnance Company (Medium) (Iowa National Guard)
    • 24th Tank Company (Light) (Not allocated)
  • 57th Cavalry Brigade (Des Moines, Iowa)
    • Headquarters Troop (Des Moines, Iowa)
    • 113th Cavalry Regiment (Des Moines, Iowa)
    • 114th Cavalry Regiment (Topeka, Kansas)
  • 58th Cavalry Brigade (Boise, Idaho)
    • Headquarters Troop (Nampa, Idaho)
    • 115th Cavalry Regiment (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
    • 116th Cavalry Regiment (Boise, Idaho)
  • 24th Reconnaissance Squadron (Torrington, Wyoming)
  • 168th Field Artillery Regiment (Denver, Colorado)
  • 128th Engineer Squadron (Colorado National Guard)
  • 124th Medical Squadron (Colorado National Guard)
  • 124th Quartermaster Squadron (Iowa National Guard)
  • 120th Observation Squadron (Denver, Colorado)
Standard organization chart for a Cavalry Division in November 1940

References
  • Colorado. National Guard of the State of Colorado: Pictorial 1939 Review. Atlanta: Army-Navy Publishers, 1939. OCLC 17158522 Provided a detachment to the 24th Cavalry Division.
  • U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919–1941, Volume 2. The Arms: Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery, 1919–41 by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Steven E. Clay, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011
  • Maneuver and Firepower, The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, by John B. Wilson, Center of Military History, Washington D.C., 1998
  • Cavalry Regiments of the U S Army by James A. Sawicki Wyvern Pubns; June 1985
  • Formations of the United States Army


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