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Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
(Iron Horse)

Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 July 1995

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Lineage

Constituted 29 August 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Brigade

Organized in February 1918 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as an element of the 15th Cavalry Division

Relieved 12 May 1918 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division

Demobilized 14 July 1919 at Brownsville, Texas

Reconstituted 20 August 1920 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Brigade, and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division

Organized 1 September 1921 at Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona

Inactivated 25 March 1949 in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division

Converted and redesignated 20 May 1949 as Headquarters, 1st Constabulary Brigade, assigned to the United States Constabulary, and activated in Germany

Relieved 24 November 1950 from assignment to the United States Constabulary

Inactivated 15 August 1951 in Germany

Disbanded 5 December 1951

Reconstituted 15 July 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division

Activated 1 September 1963 in Korea

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago (with arrowhead); Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon

Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69\Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for LUZON

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for PLEIKU PROVINCE

Valorous Unit Award for FISH HOOK

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1965-1969

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970