During World War II, cavalry scouts were trained on motorcycles for various purposes outside of reconnaissance, including providing support and moving equipment or messages among units.

In fact, cavalry was used more in World War II than is often believed, and in that context, the last charge involving U.S. cavalry took place, marking the end of an era immortalized by cinema. This ...

The 89th Cavalry Regiment originated on June 1, 1940, as the 10th Antitank Battalion. It was later redesignated as the 99th Infantry Battalion on July 1, 1940, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Nance briefly covers cavalry operations through the First World War, before looking at the transition from horses to motors in the 1920s and 1930s, a process that had not actually been completed when ...

A new World War II exhibit will open Saturday, March 23, at the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in partnership with the University of North Georgia and Battlefield Archaeology.

THOMASVILLE — Frank Norton of Boston died exactly 63 years after participating in one of World War II’s great U.S. accomplishments. He was a member of the 124th Calvary of the U.S. Army, the ...

World War I Drove Cavalry Into the History Books, But Not For The Reasons You Think. Horses were still used in World War II, but their effectiveness had waned.

Al Klugiewicz, left, a World War II veteran, is pictured with his son, Tim, in a common area of the Community Living Center at Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center on June 6.

During World War II, ... Sakamoto was ordered to the Pacific as head of a 10-man Nisei team attached to the 1st Cavalry Division for the invasion of the Admiralty Islands, ...

One of the unique pieces of equipment brought to Vietnam by the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), December 31, 1957. Courtesy: NARA. World War II and Duty ...

From 2015:From horseback to Normandy, Erie County veteran, 105, recalls his Army service Klugiewicz was called back to the regular Army when World War II broke out and served with the 83rd U.S ...