4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)

The 4th Cavalry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units that are based East of the Mississippi River. The brigade was originally formed as an element of the 2nd Cavalry Division but was inactivated after the division was broken up. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 85th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 1st Army.

4th Cavalry Brigade
First Army shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1915–1944
2006–present
CountryUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
RoleTraining
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQFort Knox
Motto(s)Train for Combat!
DecorationsSuperior Unit Award
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Harry Chamberlin
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

Organization

World War II organization

Current Organization

The unit is composed of:

  • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Brigade
  • 3rd Battalion, 337th Regiment (Training Support Battalion)
  • 2nd Battalion, 340th Regiment (Training Support Battalion)
  • 3rd Battalion, 383rd Regiment (Training Support Battalion
  • 1st Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion)
  • 3rd Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
  • 4th Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
  • 1st Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion)
  • 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery)(Cannon)
  • 4th Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion)
  • 1st Battalion, 411th Regiment (Logistics Support Battalion)

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Lineage

Constituted 25 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 4th Tank Destroyer Group

Activated 1 September 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas

Inactivated 26 October 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Disbanded 5 August 1952

Reconstituted 24 October 1997 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 4th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Inactivated 16 October 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Activated 1 December 2006 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Unit decorations
Ribbon Award Year Orders
Army Superior Unit Award 2008-2011
Permanent Orders 332-07 announcing award of the Army Superior Unit award

Campaign participation credit
Conflict Streamer Year(s)
World War II

Normandy 1944
Northern France 1944
Rhineland 1945
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign 1944–1945
Central Europe 1945

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document: "Lineage & Honors for 4th Cavalry Brigade".

  1. "Camp Lockett". California State Military Museum. California State Military Department. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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