, 1935-06-30
Fort Brown Celebrates
18th CaDalry;s Birthday
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In AH-Day Entertainment

tween teams in the troop league In
the afternoon. a picnic supper. and
a band concert played by the 18th
Cavalry band at night. The days
program ended with a dance for
enlisted men on the tennis court
Saturday night Immediately after
the band concert Fort Brown Off
Gals had previously declared Satur-
day a post holiday.
During its - years OF existence.
the 18th Cavalry has served in many
parts OF the world. BY official act
OF congress the regiment was organ
lied at Fort Sam Houston. San An
tonic, on June %. 1901. During the
following two years. troops OF the
new regiment served stations on the
Texas border at Fort Bliss, Fort
Clark. and Fort Macintosh. In 1908
the regiment was sent 10 the Philip
pine Islands where IL remained for
two years. Returning TO the states,
TO be stationed at Fort Oglethorpe.
Ga, the 18th Cavalry continued az
that post until 1909 when IL was
again sent TO Philippine duty at
Fort William Mckinley. Ordered
back TO the States In 1911, the regi-
ment took garrison at Fort Robin
son, Neb. ard Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
During 1913 the unit served posts
successfully az Gallup, N. M: FL
PaSo. Tex, and old Fort d. A. Rus
sell. Cheyenne. Wyoming.
First appearance OF the regi-
ment in the Valley was in 1914. In
the early part Of that year the lst
Squadron Of the 18th Cavalry came
TO the Rio Grande Valley and gar
rtSoned troop camps at San BENZ
70. Harlingen, Mercedes and Donna.
During the same year the End
Squadron performed a tour OF en-
Urgency duty in the Colorado strike
zone and the 3rd Squadron at Fort
Wingate, ". M, guarded prisoners,
later joining the End Squadron. In
February, 1916 the list Squadron.
18th Cavalry. was ordered TO duty at
Corozel, In the Panama Canal Zone.
The remainder of the regiment was
assembled In 1920 from various vest
ern posts and by overland marching
took station at Del Rio. remaining
there until ordered to occupy Fort
Brown here and Fort Ringgold at
Rio Grande City. in October. 1921.
the present stations Of the 18th
Cavalry. In the same year the lst
Squadron returned from its post in
the Panama Canal Zone and was
absorbed by the 3rd Cavalry.
Fifteen officers have at various
times been in permanent command
OF the 18th Cavalry in its "a years
of history. First commander Of the
unit was Colonel John N. Whelan,
and the most recently named chief
OF the Valley regiment is Colonel
Kerr It. Riggs, who is not expected
TO assume active command in
Brownsville until September. Other
commanders Of the regifent in the
order in which they have served are
Colonies William G. Forbush, John
B. Kerr. George S. Dodd. Cunliffe
H. Murray, Horatio q. Sickel. George
F. Chase, Frank A. Edwards, Sedg-
wick Rice. John NJ. Morgan, William
T. Johnston, Daniel Van Voorhis.
Francis w. Glover, Guy Kent, and
Stephen w. Winfree. Colonel Win
free recently left Fort Brown for
his new post at Fort Bliss, FL Paso,
Texas.
Due to official act Of congress en-
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18th Cavalry is not up TO authorized
strength. With 100 vacancies to be
filled. recruiting officers are expect
ing to begin their work in the VAL
ley In earnest next week.