113th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

113th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=113th Cavalry


caption=113th Cavalry distinctive insignia
nickname=Red Horse Squadron
motto=We Maintain
colors=Red, Yellow
type=Mechanized Cavalry
branch=Regular Army, National Guard
dates=1915 - 1950, Reactivated September 1, 1992
country=United States
current_commander=Timothy C. Touzinsky
garrison=Camp Dodge, Iowa
battles=World War II: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Germany
notable_commanders=Colonal William S. Biddle
anniversaries=
Cavalry
previous=106th Cavalry Regiment
next=278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 113th Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment originating as an Iowa National Guard unit with history tracing back to the 19th century Indian Wars. It was heavily involved in fighting during World War II against German forces in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany from June 1944 - May 1945. [citebook|title=The Battle of the Hedgerows: June-July 1944|author= Stephen Hart|year= 2001|publisher=Zenith Imprint|id=ISBN 0760311668 |pages=145|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xkT3N3RJlJQC&pg=PA145&ots=jKestJSlTx&dq=%22113th+Cavalry%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=Do13t6ocq2roayarBiDS6KfPu4c] It remains an active duty unit of the Iowa National Guard, currently serving in Iraq. There are 3 troops that comprise the 1/113th cavalry. A and B troops drill out of Camp Dodge Iowa; and C troop which is out of Lemars Iowa. C troop returned from Iraq in October 2006. A troop is deploying in June 2007.

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