104th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 104th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1921 . History . The 104th Cavalry Regiment wasn ' t actually raised until 1921 although some of its subordinate troops can trace their lineage back to the Revolutionary War & War of 1812 . For example , Troop A , 1st Squadron , is also known as the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry , the oldest mounted unit in the United States Army . Troop B , 1st Squadron , is also known as the " State Fencibles " while Troop C , 1st Squadron , is also known as the " Governor ' s Troop . " The 104th Cavalry has gone through many configurations , its elements serving as the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry and the 8th Pennsylvania Infantry on Puerto Rico during the Spanish – American War . On July 6 , 1916 , subordinate units of the regiment was mustered into Federal service for the Mexican border and stationed at El Paso , TX . The unit was mustered out on 22 January 1917 . On July 15 , 1917 , the regiment was drafted and mustered into Federal service for World War I as the 103rd Headquarters Troop , 28th Division ; and on December 9 , 1917 , as 103rd Trench Mortar Battery , 53rd Field Artillery , 28th Division . It served in both France and Belgium and was mustered out on April 12 , 1919 , returning to state service with its headquarters at Harrisburg . The 104th Cavalry Regiment was formed as a unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard on 1 June 1921 via conversion of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard . The regiment eventually commanded three squadrons located at Tyrone , Carlisle , and Harrisburg , and was subordinated to the 21st Cavalry Division . The regiment confronted striking coal miners from July through September 1922 at Ebensburg and Cokeburg . The 104th Cavalry provided relief assistance during floods in 1936 . The regiment was relieved from the 21st Cavalry Division and assigned to the 22nd Cavalry Division in January 1939 . The regiment was re - titled the " 104th Cav . Regt . ( Horse and Mecz ) " on 23 September 1940 and was relieved from assignment to the 22nd Division the following month . On 17 February 1941 , the regiment was inducted into federal service . After transfer to Salem , Oregon , the units of the regiment were retitled in this manner : The 104th Cavalry Group was not sent overseas . The group headquarters and the 119th C . R . S . were inactivated on 15 August 1944 at Camp Gruber , Oklahoma . The 104th C . R . S . was subordinated to the 115th Cavalry Group ( Mechanized ) and served in combat with the VI Corps in Germany in 1945 . The 104th C . R . S . returned to the U . S . and was inactivated at Camp Miles Standish , Massachusetts , on October 22 , 1945 . On August 25 , 1952 , the regiment was redesignated the 104th Armored Cavalry Regiment ; on June 1 , 1959 , it was redesignated as the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron , 103rd Armor ; on April 1 , 1963 , the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron , 223rd Cavalry ; and finally , on 1 April 1 , 1975 , as the 1st Squadron , 104th Cavalry , headquartered in Philadelphia , PA . In 1980 , elements of the 104th Cavalry were used as extras in the George C . Scott film film . On 28 May 2002 , elements of the 1st Squadron , 104th Cavalry Regiment were mustered into Federal service as Task Force Saber . TF Saber deployed to Bosnia Herzegovina as a part of SFOR 12 for a NATO peacekeeping mission . On 4 January 2005 , Troop B 1 / 104 Cavalry , augmented with platoons from A and C Troops and teams from the 104th Long Range Surveillance Detachment were mustered into Federal Service as part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 28th Infantry Division , and served in ar Ramadi , Iraq from July 2005 to July 2006 attached to the 2nd Marine Division and then the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force . In 2003 , the 2nd Squadron was reformed and the regiment ' s current configuration in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard is in two squadrons , one Armored ( 1st ) and one Stryker ( 2nd ) . The 2nd Squadron deployed to Taji , Iraq in 2009 . With several company sized elements working and living on J . S . S . ' s ( Joint Security Site ) with their Iraqi counterparts . First Squadron was one again called upon and deployed to the Sinai Peninsula , Egypt in 2008 as part of the 51st rotation of the Multinational Force and Observers . As of 2013 , the 1st Squadron is assigned to the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team , 28th Infantry Division , and is deployed to Kuwait . The 2nd Squadron is assigned to the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 28th Infantry Division , Pennsylvania Army National Guard . As with most other Army units , there is no regimental headquarters , although a ceremonial regimental dining in is held annually in the Philadelphia area . A circular device , 1 ¼ inches ( 3 . 18 cm ) in diameter , with the Regimental motto “ Over , Under or Through , ” lettered around the outer circumference . Diagonal bar running from 10 o ’ clock to 4 o ’ clock , with horse ’ s head superimposed thereon and filling the center of the circle . Red keystone between horse ’ s head and 8 o ’ clock , fishtail cross between horse ’ s head and 1 o ’ clock . Outer circumference and horse ’ s head in yellow ; motto and crossbar in blue ; keystone in red ; and fishtail cross in black . The shield is of yellow – the Cavalry color ; the blue bend is for service as Infantry ; the black Maltese cross is for the service in Puerto Rico ; the red keystone is the Divisional insignia of the Twenty Eighth Division in which elements of the First Cavalry and the Eighth Infantry served . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 104th Cavalry , Pennsylvania National Guard on 24 January 1924 . It was redesignated for the 104th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron ( Mechanized ) on 8 June 1944 . It was redesignated for the 104th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 25 August 1952 . The insignia was redesignated for 104th Cavalry Regiment on 9 May 1989 . It was amended to correct the previous designation dates and the symbolism on 17 October 2003 . Or on a bend Azure five mullets of the first between in sinister chief a Maltese cross Sable and in dexter base a keystone Gules . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard : On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure a lion rampant guardant Proper , holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon on a fess Sable three plates . Coat Of Arms . Blazon . Motto OVER , UNDER OR THROUGH . The shield is of yellow – the Cavalry color ; the blue bend is for service as Infantry ; the black Maltese cross is for the service in Puerto Rico ; the red keystone is the Divisional insignia of the Twenty Eighth Division in which elements of the First Cavalry and the Eighth Infantry served , and the five stars represent the five major operations of the Twenty Eight Division . The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 104th Cavalry Regiment , Pennsylvania National Guard on 3 January 1924 . It was redesignated for the 104th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron ( Mechanized ) on 6 June 1944 . It was redesignated for the 104th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 25 August 1952 . The coat of arms was redesignated for the 104th Cavalry Regiment on 9 May 1989 .