C trp 2nd of the First Cav, 2nd armored division

C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, assigned to the 2nd Armored Division (“Hell on Wheels”), has a distinguished history in the U.S. Army. The 1st Cavalry Regiment traces its lineage back to 1833 and saw extensive service in the Indian Wars, Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. As part of the 2nd Armored Division during World War II, C Troop participated in major campaigns across North Africa, Sicily, and Northwestern Europe, including the Normandy invasion and the liberation of France. Throughout the Cold War, the unit served as a vital reconnaissance and armored cavalry element in Europe, maintaining a critical role in NATO defenses until the division’s inactivation in 1995.