Cavalry Replacement Training Center (1 results)

Illustrations throughout. 4to. Illustrations throughout. 4to. An unusual yearbook published by the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, just prior to America's entry into World War II. As the army was not desegregated until after the war, the yearbook shows entirely white and black squadrons, the latter including Troops A and B of the Eighth Squadron. At the beginning of the Second World War, the 4th Cavalry made the transition from horses to vehicles along with most of the Cavalry Branch. The unit was re-designated as the 4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized with M5 light tanks, M8 armored cars, and M3 half-tracks. The regiment was the armored reconnaissance force for the VII Corps, and the regiment was the first unit ashore on Utah Beach on June 6th, 1944. The 4th Cavalry was awarded the Croix de Guerre for its actions during the Battle of Cherbourg in July 1944. The regiment was in the van for the great Allied drive across France and into Belgium. They played a critical role during the Battle of the Bulge, attacking at Bogheim into some of the best units in the German army and capturing critical ground at great cost. The regiment received a Presidential Unit Citation for this action. OCLC locates only 2 copies, held at the US Army War College and Western Reserve Historical Society. Publisher's embossed yellow cloth decorated with the American flag. Provenance: Thomas M. Evans (signature on front endpaper). [WITH:] Watercolor on paper of a church next to a stream, signed TME, captioned "Somewhere in Germany" and dated 5 May 1945, laid in.