1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment The 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Ohio Army National Guard , with troops in multiple locations throughout northeastern Ohio and has served proudly in the United States of America ' s major wars and conflicts since 1898 until its inactivation on 31 August 2007 . History . The 107th Cavalry Regiment ( minus 1st Squadron ) reorganized on 1 May 1977 in the Ohio Army National Guard ( Troop A , Support Squadron , was allotted on 1 October 1986 to the West Virginia Army National Guard and re - allotted on 15 October 1990 to the Ohio Army National Guard ) . It was placed on 1 June 1989 under the United States Army Regimental System consisting of the following units : Headquarters and Headquarters Troop 107th ACR - Cleveland , OH ; 1st Squadron 150th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) - Bluefield , WV ; 2nd Squadron 107th ACR - Akron , OH ; 3rd Squadron 107th ACR - Stow , OH ; 4th Squadron 107th ACR - Greensburg , OH ; Regimental Support Squadron - Medina , OH . The 107th ACR was reorganized and redesignated on 1 September 1993 as the 1st Battalion , 107th Cavalry Regiment , Headquarters in Stow , Ohio ( formerly the 3 / 107th ACR ) and assigned to the 28th Infantry Division . The 2nd Squadron , 107th Cavalry ( United States ) was assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade ; On 1 September 1994 the 1st Battalion , 107th Cavalry and the 2nd Squadron , 107th Cavalry , were realigned and assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade , 38th Infantry Division . In September 2001 the 1st Battalion , 107th Cavalry Regiment was once again assigned to the 28th Infantry Division . Coat of arms . Shield : Or , on a bend Gules between a Roman Sword in sheath point to base and a prickly pear cactus both Vert , three alerions of the field . Crest : That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard : From a wreath Or and Gules , a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye ( aesculus glabra ) fructed Proper ( two leaves bursting burr ) . Motto : " Facere Non Dicere " ( To Act , Not To Speak ) . Symbolism : The shield is yellow for cavalry . The bend charged with the alerions , taken from the arms of Lorraine , is representative of World War I service and is red to indicate that the 107th Cavalry served as field artillery during World War I . The Roman Sword in sheath is for Spanish – American War service and the cactus for Mexican Border duty . Background : The coat of arms was originally approved for the 107th Cavalry Regiment , Ohio National Guard on 8 March 1927 . It was amended to correct the wording of the blazon of the shield on 17 June 1927 . It was redesignated for the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment , Ohio National Guard on 15 January 1952 . The insignia was amended to add the crest of the State of West Virginia on 22 March 1971 . It was amended to delete the crest of the State of West Virginia on 3 April 1975 . The coat of arms was redesignated effective 1 September 1993 , for the 107th Cavalry Regiment . Engagements . World War I Ypres - Lys 1918 ; Lorraine 1918 . World War II Central Europe ; Northern France ; Rhineland ; Northern Solomons ; Luzon ( Arrowhead Device ) . Operation Iraqi Freedom ; 2003 – 2006 ; Transition of Iraq — 2 May 2003 , to 28 June 2004 ; Iraqi Governance — 29 June 2004 , to 15 Dec . 2005 ; The “ National Resolution ” phase — 16 Dec . 2005 , to 9 Jan . 2007 . Decorations . Headquarters Company ( Stow ) , 1st Battalion , entitled to : Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE ; Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER ; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 ; Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004 - 2005 . Company A ( Ravenna ) , 1st Battalion , entitled to : Presidential Unit Citation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered MANILA ; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 . Company B ( Barberton ) , 1st Battalion , entitled to : Presidential Unit Citation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered MANILA ; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 . Company C ( Stow ) , 1st Battalion , entitled to : Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 . Company D ( Ravenna ) , 1st Battalion , entitled to : Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952 ; Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952 - 1953 ; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation , Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 ; Republic of Korea Presidential Citation , Streamer embroidered KOREA . Commanders . LTC Kenneth R . Warner , 1993 – 1996 LTC Phillip Richardson , 1996 – 1999 LTC Donald Barbee , 1999 – 2000 LTC James E . Perry , 2000 – 2003 LTC Richard T . Curry , 2003 – 2006 LTC Jeffery J . Ziol , 2006 – 2007 Command Sergeants Major . CSM Michael Campbell , 1993 – 1997 CSM Timothy Johnson , 1997 – 2000 CSM Albert M . Whatmough , 2000 – 2007 CSM Timothy Hornung , 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom . In October 2003 , B and C Companies , and elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC ) and Company A , of the 1st Battalion , 107th Cavalry were activated at their home stations in Ohio and traveled to Fort Bragg , North Carolina , and Fort Stewart , Georgia , for five months of mobilization training . There they were then attached to the 1st Battalion , 150th Armor ( West Virginia Army National Guard ) , the 1st Battalion , 252nd Armor ( North Carolina Army National Guard ) , and Troop E , 196th Cavalry ( North Carolina Army National Guard ) respectively , for deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II with North Carolina ' s 30th Brigade Combat Team under the 1st Infantry Division . These elements of the 1st Battalion operated in Iraq from February to December 2004 , serving in Kirkush , Tuz Khurmatu , Jalawla , and Baghdad . They participated in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance campaigns and returned home in late December , 2004 . The Battalion Commander LTC Richard T . Curry and CSM Albert Whatmough along with the remaining companies continued their regular training cycle until October 2004 , when the remaining company ' s of the 1 - 107th Cavalry were activated for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III . One element of HHC 1 - 107th CAV was then deployed to Fort Dix , New Jersey for mobilization training and left for Kuwait in January 2005 . The companies operated in Baghdad , Iraq and performed detainee operations at Camps Cropper and Victory . The Headquarters was deployed to Fort McCoy , Wisconsin and arrived in Kuwait in December 2004 and deployed to Mosul , Iraq in late December , this element included LTC Richard T . Curry the 1 - 107th Cavalry Commander and CSM Albert Whatmough who both deployed with the battalion in 2004 - 2005 with the mission of establishing the Forward Operating Base ( FOB ) Endurance which later became known as FOB Q - West Base Complex 30 Kilometers south of Mosul , Iraq . The mission of LTC Curry and his staff was to provide command & control of the base , establish the Base Defense Operations Center , provide life support functions , establish base defense security , combat patrols and build the FOB from the ground up into the largest logistical hub operating in northern Iraq by the end of 2005 , a mission that was accomplished prior to their departure . The FOB Endurance / Q - West Base Complex HQ elements of the 1 - 107th CAV were attached to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and received the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation ( MUC ) for their accomplishments . The HHC / A Convoy Security Company conducted operations throughout Iraq logging in thousands of miles with no fatalities and provided excellent security for convoy elements . Elements of the 1st Battalion , 107th Cavalry served within the 1st Cavalry Division , 4th Infantry Division , and 3rd Infantry Division areas of operations as units of the 18th and 42nd MP Brigades . The final elements returned home from Iraq in January 2006 reuniting the battalion . Both HHC / A detachments received the U . S . Army Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service . Transformation and inactivation . As the U . S . Army conducted its largest organizational transformation since World War II , the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment , along with D Company from the 1st Battalion , 148th Infantry , as well as a company from the 112th Engineer Battalion , were chosen to form a new combined arms battalion within the 37th Brigade Combat Team , 38th Infantry Division . A change in designation was required and the unit uncased the new colors of the 1st Battalion , 145th Armored Regiment , effective 1 September 2007 .