1st Cavalry Division Lineage and Honors

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Cavalry Division
(The First Team)

Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 May 2008

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Cavalry Division Lineage

Constituted 20 August 1921 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division

Activated 13 September 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas

Reorganized and redesignated 4 December 1943 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, Special

Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1949 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry)

Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Cavalry Division

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Leyte (with arrowhead)
Luzon

Korean War

UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter

Vietnam War

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 War

Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Global War on Terrorism

Iraq

Decorations

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 Korea Presidential Unit Citation for WAEGWAN-TEAGU

Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) Streamer embroidered KOREA

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

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	Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Cavalry Division (The First Team) Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 May 2008 Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Cavalry Division Lineage Constituted 20 August 1921 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division Activated 13 September 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas Reorganized and redesignated 4 December 1943 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, Special Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1949 as Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Cavalry Division Campaign Participation Credit World War II New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago Leyte (with arrowhead) Luzon Korean War UN Defensive UN Offensive CCF Intervention First UN Counteroffensive CCF Spring Offensive UN Summer-Fall Offensive Second Korean Winter Vietnam War 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 War Defense of Saudi Arabia Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Global War on Terrorism Iraq Decorations 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 Korea Presidential Unit Citation for WAEGWAN-TEAGU Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) Streamer embroidered KOREA 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