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Contact was made with the nearest US unit in the area, the 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron of the 2nd Cavalry Group. The 2nd Cavalry Group, commanded by Colonel Charles H. Reed, was famous for its daring deep strikes. The unit was known among German troops as the "Ghosts of Patton's Army".
It was reorganized as the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized (present day 1st Squadron), and 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized (present day 2nd Squadron). [5] In July 1944, the 2nd MCG landed in Normandy as part of General Patton's Third Army.
These were then issued to Troop F, 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron [7] [8] and Troop F, 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, [9] which each received seventeen M24s. During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, these units and their new tanks were rushed to the southern sector; two of the M24s were detached to serve with the 740th Tank ...
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron: 2nd Constabulary Squadron 42d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron: 42nd Constabulary Squadron 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Armored Division: 66th Constabulary Squadron 3rd Constabulary Regiment: HQ & HQ Co., Combat Command A, 1st Armored Division: HQ & HQ Troop, 3rd Constabulary Regiment
The division's armored field artillery battalions (the 412th, 413th, and 414th), with elements of the 33rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, moved up to the west bank of the Rhine River to support the 101st Airborne Division near Delhoven, Germany, and the 82nd Airborne Division across the river from Hitdorf, Germany. [6]
A reconnaissance and surveillance squadron is a specialized unit within the US Army's battlefield surveillance brigade (BfSB) that blends ground cavalry troops with an elite long-range surveillance (LRS) airborne infantry company, continuing the US Army's march toward a modular force.
Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) squadrons are a type of unit in the United States Army.These are cavalry squadrons (though in IBCTs they typically contain at least one dismounted infantry troop), [1] [2] and act at the squadron level as a reconnaissance unit for their parent brigade combat teams.
Distinguished Unit Citations: 1 - 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized [40] ... 42nd Reconnaissance Troop, 42nd Infantry Division 13.04.1945-14.04.1945;