113th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 113th Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment originating as an Iowa National Guard unit with history tracing back to the 19th century Indian Wars . History . It was heavily involved in fighting during World War II against German forces in France , Belgium , Holland and Germany from June 1944 - May 1945 . Following a long period of inactivation after World War II , one squadron of the 113th Cavalry was reactivated in 1992 and is currently serving in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom . Iowa had organized the 1st ( Iowa ) Cavalry Squadron in 1915 , a unit with four troops ( companies ) and which had seen service on the Mexican frontier during the pursuit of Pancho Villa . After World War I , the 113th Cavalry was constituted in 1921 as part of the Iowa National Guard and subordinated to the 24th Cavalry Division . The regiment participated in riot control duties during the Cow War in Iowa in 1931 , and elements of the regiment suppressed labor unrest in Newton , Iowa in 1938 . The regiment was relieved from assignment to the 24th Cavalry Division in September 1940 , inducted into federal service on 13 January 1941 , and moved to Camp Bowie , Texas on 25 January 1941 . The 113th Cavalry Regiment ( Horse - Mechanized ) sailed to England , arriving on 28 January 1944 . In England , the regiment was converted to the 113th Cavalry Group ( Mechanized ) , with the 1st Squadron becoming the 113th Cavalry Squadron ( Mechanized ) and the 2nd Squadron becoming the 125th Cavalry Squadron ( Mechanized ) , both subordinated to the 113th Cavalry Group . Subsequently , the 113th Cavalry Group served as the mechanized cavalry group for the U . S . XIX Corps , fighting in Normandy , Holland , and the conquest of Germany . The 113th Cavalry Group returned to the New York port of entry on 25 October 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Shanks , New York , on 26 October 1945 . The 1st Squadron , 113th Cavalry was reactivated on September 11 , 1992 at ceremonies at Camp Dodge , Iowa from former elements of the 194th Cavalry . In 1996 the squadron was restructured for the next ten years with the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop ( HHT ) at Sioux City , Iowa , Troops A and B at Camp Dodge , Troop C at Le Mars , and Troops D , E and later an F at Waterloo . With the next reorganization , the D , E and F Troops were detached when the 1 - 113th Cavalry reorganized into a RSTA ( Cavalry ) and became an organic asset to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 34th Infantry Division . It remains an active duty unit of the Iowa National Guard . There are three troops that comprise the 1 - 113th Cavalry and one support unit along with a headquarters troop . A and B troops drill out of Camp Dodge Iowa ; and C troop is headquartered in Le Mars , Iowa . The support unit , D Company , 334th Brigade Support Battalion ( BSB ) , trains in Sioux City , along with the HHT , as well as a detachment from 2 - 168 Transportation Company ( TC ) . C troop returned from Iraq in October 2006 . A Troop deployed in June 2007 , and the squadron as a whole , including D Company , 334th BSB , and 2 - 168 TC , deployed in November 2010 with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team as part of Operation Enduring Freedom .