Category: 15th Cavalry Division, United States Army, World War I
Categories: United States Army Divisions, World War I
The 15th Cavalry Division was created with the 1st & 2nd Cavalry Brigades in February 1917 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. It numbered in succession of the 1st–14th Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Originally trained for deployment to Europe, its units were later converted into field artillery units. The division was deactivated on 12 May 1918. Elements of the division were reconstituted as the 1st Cavalry Division in 1920
The 15th Cavalry Division was assigned to:
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Primary subordinate units were:
- Headquarters Element (34 men), was located at Fort Bliss, Texas
- 1st Cavalry Brigade (2,803 men) was located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment
- 14th Cavalry Regiment
- 15th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade (2,803 men) was located at Fort Bliss
- Battery C, 6th Field Artillery (Horse)
- 5th Cavalry Regiment (Transferred from Fort Bliss, Texas to Camp Stewart, Texas in April 1917).
- 8th Cavalry Regiment (Transferred from Philippines Department to Fort Bliss, Texas in April 1917)
- 9th Cavalry Regiment (Assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas; patrolled the US-Mexican Border from 1912 to 1917. Transferred from Fort Bliss, Texas to Philippines Department in April 1917)
- 10th Cavalry Regiment (Assigned to Fort Huachuca, Arizona; patrolled the US-Mexican Border from 1913 to 1933).
- 17th Cavalry Regiment (Raised 1916; Assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas in April 1917)
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade (2,803 men) was located at Fort Riley, Kansas, later Douglas, Arizona.
- 12th Cavalry Regiment
- 13th Cavalry Regiment
- 7th Field Artillery (790 men)
- Engineer Battalion (357 men)
- Division Quartermaster Trains Command (276 men)
- Special Troops Command (337 men)
- Field Hospital No. 7
- Ambulance Company No.7 (63 men)
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