Description

92ND CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANIZED)

Stealth and Power

120 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview:

Written by members of each troop and compiled under the direction of Lt. Col. Sherburne Whipple Jr., this unit history covers the full story of the 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, from its activation at Camp Campbell, Kentucky in September 1942 through the end of combat operations in Europe in May 1945. The narrative traces the squadron’s formation and training, its transatlantic voyage, coastal security patrols in Normandy, and its pivotal role in 7th Army operations across France, Germany, and into Austria—including the Colmar Pocket, the Rhine drive, and the final push through Bavaria. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed unit history.

Campaigns: Normandy Coastal Security Patrol (Nov–Dec 1944); Alsace / Colmar Pocket (Jan–Feb 1945); Rhineland / Rhine Crossing Drive (Mar 1945); Central Europe / Bavaria (Apr–May 1945); Southern Germany & Austria (May 1945)

Commanders: Lt. Col. Clayton J. Mansfield (activation–May 1943); Lt. Col. Sherburne Whipple Jr. (May 1943–end of war)

Unit paper: unknown

Table of Contents
• Dedication & Honor Roll
• Authors & Contributors
• History of the Squadron
• Tennessee Maneuvers
• Camp Barkeley, Texas
• Embarkation – New York to England
• England: Salisbury Plains & Staging
• Crossing to France – Le Havre Landing
• Normandy Coastal Security Patrol
• March to Lunéville & 7th Army Assignment
• Squadron Headquarters Roster
• Headquarters & Service Troop History
• Troop A History
• Troop B History
• Troop C History
• Troop D History
• Troop E (Assault Gun) History
• Company F (Light Tank) History
• Medical Detachment
• Awards & Decorations
• Certificate of Merit Recipients
• Operations Map: 21 Nov 1944 – 4 May 1945

“That these Dead shall not have died in vain.”
— Dedication, 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Unit History