240th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

240th Cavalry
Coat of Arms of the 240th Cavalry
Active1980–1985
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeReconnaissance (Parent regiment under Combat Arms Regimental System)
Part of149th Armored Brigade (Troop A)
Garrison/HQOwensboro (Troop A) (1980–1985)
Motto(s)"Fight to Defend"
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Norman E. Arflack
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 240th Cavalry (Kentucky Mounted Rifles)[1] was a United States Army parent cavalry regiment, represented in the Kentucky Army National Guard by Troop A, 240th Cavalry, part of the 149th Armored Brigade, stationed at Owensboro.

Constituted in 1980, the regiment was disbanded in 1985.

  1. ^ "Special Designations". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 5 August 2020.