Portal:US Army Lineage and Honors/US 17th Cavalry Regiment

=17th Cavalry Regiment Lineage=


 * Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry Regiment and organized at Fort Bliss, Texas


 * Inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California


 * Redesignated 1 July 1940 as US 17th Cavalry Regiment (Corps Reconnaisance)


 * Regiment broken up March 9 1951. HHC consolidated with HHC US 17th Armored Group and redesignated as HHC US 17th Armored Cavalry Group Remaining troops disbanded.

=17th Cavalry Honors=

Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire

Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic; Grenada

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO

Valorous Unit Award for BEN CAT

Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON-LONG BINH

Valorous Unit Award for THUA THIEN - QUANG TRI

Valorous Unit Award for CAMBODIA

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966 -1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA