France
TacomaDave May 29th, 2008
On January 8, 1918, orders came for the Second Cavalry to prepare for overseas service. At this time it was intended to take all horses and equipment, but later the horses were left behind on account of shortage of ship tonnage. The inferior grade of animals furnished the regiment in France made everyone feel that much better work could have been done if their own horses had been used.
Preparation and intensive training continued until March 17, 1918, when all the regiment except the first squadron at Fort Myer, Virginia, and Troop E, left Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, for Camp Merritt, New Jersey. Continue Reading »
