3rd Squadron - 7th Cavalry Regiment
The 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, was originally constituted on 28 July 1866 in the regular Army as a Company "C", 7th Cavalry Regiment. It organized at Fort Riley, KS, on 10 September 1866. From December 1917 to May 1918, the unit was assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division. It inactivated on 1 February 1928 as Troop "C", 7th Cavalry.
The unit reactivated on 1 August 1940 Fort Bliss, TX. It dismounted on 28 February 1943.
It was reorganized on 4 December 1943 partly under cavalry and partly under infantry tables of organization and equipment. It reorganized wholly as infantry on 20 July 1945, but retained cavalry designations. Troop "C", 7th Cavalry was redesignated as Company "C", 7th Cavalry on 25 March 1949.
The unit was transferred on 1 July 1957 from Japan to Germany. It was concurrently consolidated with the 10th reconnaissance Company, reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry; relieved from assignment to 1st Cavalry Division, and reassigned to 10th Infantry Division (its organic elements were concurrently constituted and activated). The unit was relieved on 14 June 1958 from its assignment to 10th Infantry Division, assigned to 2nd Infantry Division and reorganized at Fort Benning, GA. The unit was redesignated on 15 June 1963 as 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry. It inactivated on 20 February 1963 at Fort Benning, GA and was concurrently relieved from assignment to 2nd Infantry Division.
The unit was reassigned to the 3rd Infantry Division on 18 April 1963, and reactivated on 5 June 1963 in Germany. It inactivated there on 16 October 1986 and was relieved from assignment to the 3rd Infantry Division.
On 16 December 1986, it was reassigned to the 8th Infantry Division and activated in Germany.
The unit inactivated on 16 November 1992 in Germany and was relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. (Former 10th Reconnaissance Company concurrently withdrawn from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry and consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry - hereafter a separate lineage.)
On 16 December 1992, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop consolidated with 3rd Reconnaissance Company and was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry.
The 3rd Squadron was reassigned on 16 February 1996 to the 3rd Infantry Division and activated at Fort Stewart, GA.
