8th Cavalry Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Cavalry_Regiment
GPTKB entity
Properties (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1866-present
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1866-09-21
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentCommander Colonel
gptkbp:disbanded 1913
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Bliss
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive unit insignia
gptkbp:motto Fortitudine
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting 8th
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_Richard_B._Myers
gptkb:General_John_M._McHugh
gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_John_A._Wickham_Jr.
gptkb:General_David_H._Petraeus
gptkb:General_John_W._McAuliffe
gptkb:General_Joseph_W._Stilwell
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reform 1916
gptkbp:symbol Regimental crest