The 124th Cavalry Regiment (nicknamed "Mars Men") [1] is a United States Army cavalry regiment, represented in the Texas Army National Guard by 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry, part of the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Waco. The 124th was originally constituted and organized in 1929 in the Texas National Guard.

The 124th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 56th Cavalry Brigade, Texas National Guard, was mobilized for active duty on 18 November 1940. The Regiment was initially stationed at Fort Bliss, El Paso, but was reassigned to Fort Brown in Brownsville, and Fort Ringgold in Rio Grande City, replacing the 12th United States Cavalry.

The 124th Cavalry Regiment nicknamed "Mars Men" is a United States Army cavalry regiment, represented in the Texas Army National Guard by 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry, part of the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Waco. The 124th was originally constituted and organized in 1929 in the Texas National Guard.

The 124th Cavalry served in the China, Burma, India theater of World War II and was reactivated as a Texas National Guard unit in 1945. This collection begins in 1944 and ends in 1995 with some undated materials. The Minutes and Correspondence series is the largest in the collection.

2023年4月19日 · On February 2, 1941, the 124th occupied Fort Brown at Brownsville with the 2nd Squadron being sent to Fort Ringgold at Rio Grande City. The designated period of active Federal duty was extended indefinitely following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when the United States entered World War II.

2000年5月15日 · The lineage of the various units of the 124th generally is traced to Texas cavalry deployed during the First World War for Mexican border security service, including the Third, Fifth, and Seventh Texas Cavalry, 1917. Units of the 124th did state duty to enforce martial law at Borger in 1929, in Sherman in 1930, and in the East Texas oil field ...

The 124th Cavalry Regiment was organized in 1929 and Federally recognized on March 15 of that year. Previous to its organization, the Texas Cavalry comprised a regiment of six rifle troops (the 112th Cavalry) and the 56th Machine Gun Squadron, brigaded with the 111th (New Mexico) Cavalry as the 56th Cavalry Brigade.

The 124th established contact with the enemy on January 19, 1945, and fought continuously for 17 days. With the objective secure, an administrative bivouac was declared around February 15, 1945. The only Medal of Honor awarded for ground action in the CBI Theater was presented posthumously to Lt. Jack Knight for heroic action in battle.

2015年8月18日 · The 124th Cavalry Regiment, of the Texas Army National Guard and US Army was organized in 1929 and deactivated in 1944. During WWII, the 124th fought bravely in the China-Burma Theater, keeping open a vital Allied supply line in Burma.

During the activation of forces for World War II, the 124th Cavalry of the Texas National Guard was called to federal service in 1940. The 124th Cavalry was the last cavalry unit in the...