65th Cavalry Division
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 65th Cavalry Division
Active1921–1941
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeCavalry
Garrison/HQChicago
Nickname(s)Chevaliers[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hugh S. Johnson

The 65th Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army Organized Reserves. It was created due to the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It was numbered in succession with the Regular Army cavalry divisions, not all of which were active at its creation.

The 65th Cavalry Division was organized in the Mid-Western United States. The division was composed of personnel from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Organization

Standard organization chart for a Cavalry Division in November 1940

In 1940, the division included the following units:[2]

  • Headquarters (Chicago)
  • Headquarters, Special Troops (Chicago)
    • Headquarters Troop (Chicago)
    • 65th Signal Troop (Chicago)
    • 585th Ordnance Company (Medium) (Chicago)
    • 465th Tank Company (Light) (Chicago)
  • 159th Cavalry Brigade (Chicago)
  • 160th Cavalry Brigade (Detroit)
  • 865th Field Artillery Regiment (Chicago)
  • 465th Reconnaissance Squadron (Detroit)
  • 465th Quartermaster Squadron (Chicago)
  • 405th Engineer Squadron (Chicago)
  • 365th Medical Squadron (Chicago)

Notes

  1. Clay, Steven E. (2010). US Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941, Volume 2. Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 576. ISBN 978-1518711091.
  2. Clay 2010a, p. 589.

References

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