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History : Constituted 1 July 1916 as 16th Cavalry, concurrently organized at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
History : Constituted 1 July 1916 as 16th Cavalry, concurrently organized at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.<br>
With Personnel transferred from the 3rd, 6th and 14th Cavalry Regiments. Inactivated 12 November 1912 at
With Personnel transferred from the 3rd, 6th and 14th Cavalry Regiments. Inactivated 12 November 1912 at<br>
Forts Sam Houston and McIntosh, Texas. Activated 15 June 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee as 16th Cavalry. Mechanized.
Forts Sam Houston and McIntosh, Texas. Activated 15 June 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee as 16th Cavalry. Mechanized.<br>
Broken up and redesignated 22 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Cavalry Group, Mechanized;  
Broken up and redesignated 22 December 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Cavalry Group, Mechanized; <br>
16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. Mech. and 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mech.
16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. Mech. and 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mech.


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