110th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 110th Cavalry Regiment was a regiment in the United States Army National Guard and hailed from Massachusetts and was part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard . History . This number has had two different lineages started under it , as well as two different coats of arms . Constituted 1 June 1921 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 110th Cavalry , assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division , and partially organized as follows - Reorganized 10 June 1937 and allotted to the National Guard of Massachusetts and Connecticut ; concurrently Regimental Headquarters reorganized and Federally recognized at West Hartford , Connecticut ; remainder of regiment organized as follows - Relieved from the 22nd Cavalry Division and assigned to the 21st Cavalry Division 1 April 1939 . allotted to the Massachusetts National Guard 9 May 1940 and recognized as follows - Relieved from the 21st Cavalry Division , converted and redesignated as the 180th Field Artillery Regiment ( United States ) 9 October 1940 . Lineage 1 . Coat of arms . The Shield is yellow for cavalry . The crossed guidons are those reputed to have been presented by Governor Edward Everett to the National Lancers . the motto was also that of the National Lancers . the fleurs - de - lis represents service in France during World War I while the red mullet was the distinguishing symbol used by the 102nd machine Gun Battalion during the war . Constituted 27 February 1963 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 26th Cavalry , a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System . Organized 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st Squadron ( See Annex ) an element of the 26th Infantry Division ( United States ) . Reorganized 16 – 19 December 1967 to consist of 1st squadron ( less troop C , allotted to the Connecticut National Guard , and Troop D allotted to the Rhode Island National Guard ) . Troop D , at Worcester , Massachusetts , successors to The Emit Guards of Worcester , circa 1967 to 1970 . Lineage 2 . Reorganized 1 October 1986 to consist of the 1st Squadron ( less Troop A , allotted to the Connecticut National Guard ) . Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1988 as the 110th Cavalry to consist of the 1st Squadron . Withdrawn 1 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized the United States Army Regimental System with headquarters at Concord . relieved 1 September 1993 from assignment to the 26th Infantry Division . Annex . Organized 1 May 1959 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 2nd reconnaissance Squadron 110th Armor . A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 inches ( 2 . 86 cm ) in height overall blazoned : Per fess Azure and Gules , on a pile Or , conjoined within a horseshoe of the third , nail holes pierced of the field , two mullets palewise of the first . Attached below the shield a scroll doubled back , inscribed “ YANKEE EYES ” in Black . Yellow is the color associated with Cavalry . The horseshoe symbolizes the mission and functions of the organization . The divided shield alludes to the Pacific and European areas in which elements of the former Regiment served during World War I and World War II . The pile , simulating an arrowhead , refers to the assault landing in the Philippines while the two stars refer to the Presidential Unit Citation ( Navy ) and Philippine Presidential Unit Citation awarded to an element of former Regiment . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 26th Cavalry Regiment on 3 November 1965 . It was amended to revise the symbolism on 21 November 1969 . The insignia was redesignated for the 110th Cavalry with the description and symbolism revised effective 1 February 1988 .