320th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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| 320th Cavalry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1922–1942 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Part of | 65th Cavalry Division (1921–1942) |
| Garrison/HQ | Milwaukee |
| Motto(s) | "Semper Paratus" (Always Ready) |
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The 320th Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry unit of the United States Army during the interwar period. The unit was activated as a Wisconsin and Illinois Organized Reserve unit during the interwar period. It was converted into a tank destroyer battalion after the United States entered World War II.
The regiment was constituted on 15 October 1921 in the Organized Reserves, part of the 65th Cavalry Division's 160th Cavalry Brigade[1] in the Sixth Corps Area.[2] It was initiated (activated) on 21 September 1922 with headquarters and 1st Squadron at Milwaukee and 2nd Squadron at Rock Island, Illinois. In July 1929, the regiment was reorganized to add a 3rd Squadron at Milwaukee.[3]
The regiment usually held its inactive training period meetings at the 105th Cavalry Regiment Armory in Milwaukee. The 320th conducted regular equestrian training on the horses of the 105th Cavalry. It conducted summer training at Fort Sheridan with the 14th Cavalry and some years at Fort Des Moines. Its designated mobilization training station was Camp Grant. After the United States entered World War II, the regiment was converted into the 71st Tank Destroyer Battalion on 30 January 1942.[2] The battalion was disbanded on 11 November 1944.[3] An unrelated 320th Armored Cavalry Regiment briefly existed in Ohio postwar as a reserve unit.[4]