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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the US 1st Cavalry Division. This is a list of commanders of the US 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army. [1] MG Robert L. Howze September 1921 – June 1925; BG Joseph C. Castner June 1925 – January 1926; MG Edwin B. Winans January 1926 – October 1927; BG Samuel D. Rockenbach October 1927 – November 1927
As a lieutenant colonel from 2007 to 2009, he served as the squadron commander of 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment in the 1st Infantry Division. During this command the squadron deployed to northwest Baghdad from 2008 to 2009. In 2011, he assumed command as the 74th Colonel of the 3d Cavalry Regiment (Brave Rifles) at Fort Hood, Texas.
The brigade fought as infantry in the Pacific Theater of World War II, as did the entire 1st Cavalry Division. It fought on New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Philippines, earning both the United States and the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation. The brigade deactivated 2 March 1949 in Japan and was relieved from assignment from ...
Richard Thomas Knowles (December 20, 1916 – September 18, 2013) was a United States Army lieutenant general, who served as assistant commander of the 1st Cavalry Division and as commander of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and Task Force Oregon during the Vietnam War.
James F. Hamlet (December 13, 1921 – January 5, 2001) was the second African American United States Army Major General and division commander. Hamlet served as commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and later commanded the 4th Infantry Division.
The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") [1] is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. [2] It is based at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
In June 2008, Van Wagenen was the Commander of 1–34 Armor in Fort Riley, Kansas, at Camp Funston running training for Military Intern Training Teams. Afterwards, he activated and commanded the 4th Squadron, 4th United States Cavalry of the 1st Brigade 1st Infantry Division till May 2010.
Leon J. LaPorte (born 5 May 1946) [1] is a retired United States Army General who served as Commander, 1st Cavalry Division from 1995 through 1997 and as Commander, United States Forces Korea until 2006.