New York State National Guard, 101st Cavalry Regiment records
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This collection contains records of the New York State National Guard 101st Cavalry Regiment for the period 1940 to 1957, including payroll and discharge records as well as newsletters and membership lists of the Regiment's veteran organizations, the American Legion Post No. 296 and the Cavalry Club.
Historical note
The New York State National Guard 101st Cavalry Regiment was comprised of troops drawn mainly from Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as Geneseo. It was originally organized during the Civil War as the 1st New York Cavalry Regiment, and participated in the Spanish-American War, the Mexican border dispute of 1916, and World War I before officially becoming the 101st Cavalry Regiment in 1922. Throughout most of World War II, the Regiment served at various locations throughout the United States before embarking to Europe in January of 1945 and returning home for deactivation in May of that year.
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- New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. "101st Cavalry Regiment, World War Two." Accessed July 26, 2011. http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/wwii/cavalry/101stCav/101stCavMain.htm
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the New York State National Guard 101st Cavalry Regiment for the period 1940 to 1957, including payroll and discharge records as well as newsletters and membership lists of the Regiment's veteran organizations, the American Legion Post No. 296 and the Cavalry Club.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); New York State National Guard, 101st Cavalry Regiment records, 1977.592, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Robert M. Klein, 1967.
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Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
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