111th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
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The 111th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army National Guard
, and is not to be confused with Californias 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
and organized from new and existing units as follows-
Second Squadron redesignated 1 February 1922 as First Squadron, 117th Cavalry and new 2nd Squadron organized in New Mexico from new and existing units as follows-
Reorganized 15 March as a three Squadron regiment; 3rd Squadron organized and Federally recognized 14 July 1929 with Troop I at Carlsbad and Troop K at Taos.
Relieved from the 23rd Cavalry Division, converted and redesignated as the 207th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) 26 April 1940.
evedently redesignated as 200th Coast Artillery (United States)
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or an Avanyu Sable. Attached above the shield from a wreath Or and Sable, a coiled rattlesnake Brün. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “PRO CIVITATE ET PATRIA” in Black letters.
The Avanyu device used by the Pueblo Indians is another form of the triskelion
, a lucky talisman and symbolic of energy, motion, and victory. It is also emblematic of “the whirling sun” and “lightning in air” which allude to the fire power and air defense mission of the former unit. The motto translates to “For State and Country.”
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 111th Cavalry Regiment on 19 June 1926. It was redesignated for the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA) on 7 March 1941. It was redesignated for the 717th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 October 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 200th Artillery Regiment on 7 June 1960. It was redesignated for the 200th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 9 February 1973. It was redesignated for the 200th Infantry Regiment with the description and symbolism updated on 22 August 2006.
Or an Avanyu Sable. (The Avanyu is a Pueblo Indian device not unlike the device of the Isle of Man conventionalized, which is blazoned three legs embowed conjoined at the thighs, the three arms of the Avanyu each ending in a triangular head bearing five points).
That for the regiments of the new Mexico Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable, a coiled rattlesnake Proper. Motto: PRO CIVITATE ET PATRIA (For State and Country).
The Avanyu device used by the Pueblo Indians is another form of the triskelion, a lucky talisman and symbolic of energy, motion, and victory. It is also emblematic of “the whirling sun” and “lightning in air” which allude to the fire power and air defense mission of the former unit.
The crest is that of the New Mexico Army National Guard.
Army National Guard
Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
, and is not to be confused with Californias 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Lineage
Constituted 1 June 1921 in the National Guard of New Mexico and Colorado as the 111th Cavalry, and assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division23rd Cavalry Division (United States)
The National Guard's 23rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...
and organized from new and existing units as follows-
- Headquarters organized and Federally recognized 6 March 1924 at Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. Headquarters Troop, 1st regiment, New Mexico Cavalry at AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
(organized and Federally recognized 26 July 1920 as troop A, New Mexico Cavalry), redesignated Headquarters Troop 2 May 1922. - Service Troop organized and Federally recognized 18 June 1923 at Portales, New MexicoPortales, New MexicoPortales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,131 at the 2000 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.Eastern New Mexico...
- Medical Department Detachment organized and Federally recognized 29 July 1929 at Albuquerque, NM.
- Headquarters 1st Squadron organized and Federally recognized 12 October 1922 at Santa Fe, NM.; Relocated to Roswell, New MexicoRoswell, New MexicoRoswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...
1 March 1924. - Troop A, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry at Estancia, New MexicoEstancia, New MexicoEstancia is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,584. It is the county seat of Torrance County.Estancia is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
(organized and Federally recognized 2 June 1921 as Troop F, New Mexico Cavalry; redesignated Troop A 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry 28 September 1921), redesignated Troop A 2 May 1922. - Troop B, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry at Carlsbad, New MexicoCarlsbad, New MexicoCarlsbad is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,138. Carlsbad is the center of the designated micropolitan area of Carlsbad-Artesia, which has a total population of 55,435...
. (organized and Federally recognized 28 July 1920), redesignated Troop B 2 May 1922. - Troop C, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry at Deming, New MexicoDeming, New MexicoDeming is a city in Luna County, New Mexico, United States, located 60 miles west of Las Cruces. The population was 14,116 at the 2000 census. Deming is the county seat and principal town of Luna County.-History:...
. (organized and Federally recognized 18 June 1921), redesignated Troop C 2 May 1922. - Headquarters 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry at Denver, Co. (organized 8 November 1880 at Denver as Headquarters 1st Battalion Colorado Cavalry; disbanded in 1886 at Denver; reorganized 9 June 1887 at Denver and disbanded 26 June 1889; reorganized 12 July 1897 as Headquarters 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry; mustered into Federal service 28 June 1916 at Golden, ColoradoGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
for mexican border; redesignated 17 October 1916 as Headquarters 2nd Squadron 1st Cavalry (provisional); mustered out 26 March 1916 at Fort D. A. RussellFort D.A. Russell (Wyoming)Fort D. A. Russell, also known as Fort Francis E. Warren, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Fort David A. Russell, was a post and base of operations for the United States Army, and later the Air Force, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fort had been established in 1867 to protect workers for the...
, Wy.; redesignated 26 July 1917 as Headquarters 1st Squadron 1st Regiment Colorado Cavalry; drafted into Federal service at Denver 5 August 1917; disbanded 14 October 1917; reorganized and Federally recognized 14 June 1921 at Denver as Headquarters 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry) redesignated Headquarters 2nd Squadron 1 November 1921. - Troop D, 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry at Monte VistaMonte Vista, ColoradoThe City of Monte Vista is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
(organized and Federally recognized 7 October 1920), redesignated Troop D 1 November 1921. - Troop E, 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry at Denver (organized and Federally recognized 25 February 1921), redesignated Troop E 1 November 1921.
- Troop F, 1st Separate Squadron, Colorado Cavalry at Pueblo (organized and Federally recognized 16 November 1920), redesignated Troop F 1 November 1921.
Second Squadron redesignated 1 February 1922 as First Squadron, 117th Cavalry and new 2nd Squadron organized in New Mexico from new and existing units as follows-
- Headquarters 2nd Squadron organized at Santa Fe and Federally recognized 3 August 1923; relocated to Deming 9 August 1928
- Troop D, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry at Santa Fe (organized and Federally recognized 11 April 1921), redesignated Troop E 10 June 1922.
- Troop F, organized and Federally recognized 11 May 1923 at Silver CitySilver City, New MexicoSilver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 10,545. It is the county seat of Grant County. The city is the home of Western New Mexico University.-History:...
- Troop G, organized and Federally recognized 26 June 1923 at Clayton.
Reorganized 15 March as a three Squadron regiment; 3rd Squadron organized and Federally recognized 14 July 1929 with Troop I at Carlsbad and Troop K at Taos.
Relieved from the 23rd Cavalry Division, converted and redesignated as the 207th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) 26 April 1940.
evedently redesignated as 200th Coast Artillery (United States)
Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or an Avanyu Sable. Attached above the shield from a wreath Or and Sable, a coiled rattlesnake Brün. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “PRO CIVITATE ET PATRIA” in Black letters.
- Symbolism
The Avanyu device used by the Pueblo Indians is another form of the triskelion
Triskelion
A triskelion or triskele is a motif consisting of three interlocked spirals, or three bent human legs, or any similar symbol with three protrusions and a threefold rotational symmetry. Both words are from Greek or , "three-legged", from prefix "τρι-" , "three times" + "σκέλος" , "leg"...
, a lucky talisman and symbolic of energy, motion, and victory. It is also emblematic of “the whirling sun” and “lightning in air” which allude to the fire power and air defense mission of the former unit. The motto translates to “For State and Country.”
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 111th Cavalry Regiment on 19 June 1926. It was redesignated for the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA) on 7 March 1941. It was redesignated for the 717th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 6 October 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 200th Artillery Regiment on 7 June 1960. It was redesignated for the 200th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 9 February 1973. It was redesignated for the 200th Infantry Regiment with the description and symbolism updated on 22 August 2006.
Blazon
- Shield
Or an Avanyu Sable. (The Avanyu is a Pueblo Indian device not unlike the device of the Isle of Man conventionalized, which is blazoned three legs embowed conjoined at the thighs, the three arms of the Avanyu each ending in a triangular head bearing five points).
- Crest
That for the regiments of the new Mexico Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Sable, a coiled rattlesnake Proper. Motto: PRO CIVITATE ET PATRIA (For State and Country).
- Symbolism
- Shield
The Avanyu device used by the Pueblo Indians is another form of the triskelion, a lucky talisman and symbolic of energy, motion, and victory. It is also emblematic of “the whirling sun” and “lightning in air” which allude to the fire power and air defense mission of the former unit.
- Crest
The crest is that of the New Mexico Army National Guard.
See also
- United States Army branch insigniaUnited States Army branch insigniaBranch insignia of the United States Army refers to military emblems that may be worn on the uniform of the United States Army to denote membership in a particular area of expertise and series of functional areas...
- commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army
- Corps insignia of the United States ArmyCorps insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of U.S. Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned...
- Division insignia of the United States ArmyDivision insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture....
- Brigade insignia of the United States ArmyBrigade insignia of the United States ArmyShoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a Soldier is assigned. Like Division sized units, separate brigades of the United States Army are allowed their own SSI to distinguish their wearers from those of...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Army unitsCoats of arms of U.S. Army unitsCoats of arms of US Army units are heraldic emblems associated with units in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments, and some other units, of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
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- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
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- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
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