For details of the squadron "Ruthless Riders Patch" see
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop History.
Troop A 7th Armored Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troop 0,
17th Cavalry and organized at Fort Bliss, Texas
Inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of
Monterey, California
Redesignated 1 July 1940 as Troop 0, 17th Cavalry (Corps
Reconnaissance)
Disbanded 9 March 1951
Reconstituted 4 May 1959 in the Regular Army as Troop 0,
17th Cavalry
Activated 6 December 1962 at Fort Ord, California
Inactivated 1 Ang 1965 at Fort Ord, California
Redesignated 27 September 1966 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Troop , 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry (organic elements
concurrently constituted.
Activated 25 November 1966 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes - Alsace
DECORATIONS
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