1st Cavalry Division Band

Military band of the 1st Cavalry Division, US Army April 2025 1st Cavalry Division Band File:1st_Cavalry_Division_Band.jpg 300 The 1st Cavalry Division Band pictured in 2016 1945 to Present United States United States Army Military band 61History of the 1st Cavalry Division Band https://1cda.org/history/history-1cd-band/ 1cda.org 1st Cavalry Division Association August 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190428024941/https://1cda.org/history/history-1cd-band/ April 28, 2019 live 23px 1st Cavalry Division Fort Cavazos First Team Band “Sound The Charge!” Superior Unit Awardhttps://www.hrc.army.mil/wcmt-api/sites/default/wcmtfiles/files/16333_0.pdf Army General Orders Unit Awards Index 2015-10-13 US Army CPT Curran Schenck Commander/Bandmaster Executive Officer Sergeant Major Byron Bartosh Band Sergeant Major The 1st Cavalry Division Band is a military band posted at Fort Hood, Texas and assigned to the headquarters of the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division. It was activated in 1945. thumb|The 1st Cavalry Division Band performs divisional march "The Garryowen" during a demonstration cavalry charge by the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment in 2019. History On 3 March 1855, the 1st Cavalry Band was established in the Second Regiment of Cavalry. In March 1861, the band left their post in Fort Mason, which was transferred to the control of the Confederate Army. It would be based in the union states, specifically Pennsylvania, for a good part of the American Civil War. In December 1866, following the conclusion of the Civil War, the regimental band was disbanded at Camp Sedgwick, only to be reconstituted three years later, In 1916 the band participated in the Mexican Expeditionary Force led by General of the Armies John J. Pershing. The 1st Cavalry Division was organized in 1921, after which the associated band was reactivated and assigned to the division. The modern 1st Cavalry Division Band was activated in Luzon, Philippines on June 3, 1945 and initially formed of personnel and equipment transferred from the recently deactivated band of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, as well as personnel from the bands of the 1st and 5th cavalry regiments.Gleason Bruce Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drums: Horse-Mounted Bands of the U.S. Army, 1820–1940 2016 University of Oklahoma Press 978-0806156538 200 https://books.google.com/books?id=yhUkDQAAQBAJ During the Korean War, the band advanced into Pyongyang and was the first American military band to perform in the North Korean capital following its fall to United States and South Korean forces in the Battle of Pyongyang.McDonald Edwin This Week in Music https://www.newspapers.com/image/561411293 August 11, 2019 St Joseph News-Press newspapers.com August 2, 1953 It later suffered a casualty rate exceeding 33-percent during the American withdrawal from Seoul to Taegu after the Chinese-North Korean victory in the Third Battle of Seoul. In 1953 the band was downsized from 96 to 48 troopers and, the following year, assigned secondary duty as a smoke generator unit.Banks Herbert C. 1st Cavalry Division: A Spur Ride Through the 20th Century from Horses to the Digital Battlefield 2002 Turner Publishing 1563117851 63 Jeanne Pace was appointed bandmaster of the 1st Cavalry Division Band in 1985, becoming the first female bandmaster in the history of the United States Army.Sullivan Jill M. Bands of Sisters: U.S. Women's Military Bands During World War II 2011 Scarecrow Press 978-0810881624 130 https://books.google.com/books?id=VsxgiwPV_a0CJones JC Former 1st Cavalry band director retires after 43 years in the Army http://kdhnews.com/military/final-note/article_0fa0d130-2781-11e5-9279-8fdd8de61356.html August 11, 2019 Killeen Daily Herald July 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190428201606/http://kdhnews.com/military/final-note/article_0fa0d130-2781-11e5-9279-8fdd8de61356.html April 28, 2019 live https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2015/07/10/longest-serving-female-warrant-to-retire-after-43-years/ Longest-serving female warrant to retire after 43 years Staff Report 2017-08-07 Army Times en-US 2019-08-12 On 3 July 1965, the band participated in the retiring of the colors of the 11th Air Assault Division, and organization of the new 1st Cavalry Division. Throughout the 1960s, the band served multiple tours in Vietnam performing concerts,https://vva.vietnam.ttu.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/623336 1st Cavalry Division Band in Vietnam2 Smith James C. 1966 participating in village support missions, and physical security.https://www.agcra.com/richard-saddler-soldier-spouse-father-musician/?fbclid=IwAR3x7JbqNNR1yPvjwtYeVTrB8fgjt5eQ5QAQ_qdHH_vsdHByixp5eWjIDbg Richard Saddler: Soldier, Spouse, Father, Musician Crane Johnathon July 1, 2020 This included multiple tours, and rotations in Vietnam that resulted in the loss of seven musicians; three times, the band lost two members in single attacks in 1966, and twice in 1969.https://1cda.org/history/book-of-honor/vietnam-war-book-of-honor/#1495476392460-65b47e7e-834e 1st Cavalry Division Book of Honor 1St Cavalry Division Association According to the U.S. Army, on 8 April 2004, during the United States occupation of Iraq, the band survived an ambush and attack with rocket propelled grenades fired by insurgents while it was en route to perform at an officer commissioning ceremony of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.U.S. Army Bands ATTP 1–19 (FM 12–50) July 2010 U.S. Army 1–4 https://nsarchive.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/fm12-50.pdf Bandsmen involved in the action received the Combat Action Badge. In addition to its service during the Korean War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the band has also been deployed overseas during the Vietnam War and Operation Joint Forge.1st Cavalry Division Band https://www.bands.army.mil/organizations/pages/default.asp?unit=1CAV&p=history army.mil U.S. Army August 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20130217123810/http://www.bands.army.mil/organizations/pages/default.asp?unit=1CAV&p=history February 17, 2013 dead As of 2012, it was one of three active duty U.S. Army bands posted in Texas.Wancour Bradley 1st Cavalry Division Band members share love of music http://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/across_the_fort/st-cavalry-division-band-members-share-love-of-music/article_a28afe56-3e65-11e2-a6c7-001a4bcf6878.html August 11, 2019 Fort Hood Herald December 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20190428023857/http://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/across_the_fort/st-cavalry-division-band-members-share-love-of-music/article_a28afe56-3e65-11e2-a6c7-001a4bcf6878.html April 28, 2019 live When on parade, the marching band wears the division's trademark black "Cav Hat". Unit decorations The 1st Cavalry Division Band is the recipient of eight Meritorious Unit Commendations, three Republic of Vietnam Crosses of Gallantry, the Commonwealth of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, and the Cross of Valour of the Greek state, among others.Decorations https://www.bands.army.mil/organizations/pages/default.asp?unit=1CAV&p=history&s=decorations army.mil U.S. Army August 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20130220215938/http://www.bands.army.mil/organizations/pages/default.asp?unit=1CAV&p=history&s=decorations February 20, 2013 dead Unit structure Leadership Band Commander: First Lieutenant Benjamin Alaniz Band Executive Officer: Band NCOIC: Sergeant Major Leon Butler Acting First Sergeant: Sergeant First Class Bradley Schaeffer Ensembles Marching band Concert band Woodwind Quintet Brass Quintet Jazz Combo Rock Band Notable personnel Claude Batchelor – trumpet player convicted of collaboration with the enemy during the Korean WarLife Sentence Ordered for Claude Batchelor https://www.newspapers.com/image/6663645/ August 11, 2019 Brownwood Bulletin newspapers.com United Press International October 1, 1954POW View of Batchelor https://www.newspapers.com/image/323948557 August 11, 2019 Des Moines Tribune newspapers.com September 2, 1954Lech Raymond Broken Soldiers 2000 University of Illinois Press 0252025415 34–35 Corrin Campbell - bass guitar and vocalist - pop-punk musical artist, formerly the only independent artist endorsed by US Army Recruiting Command as a touring recruiting partnerHandshake Tour Visits Camp Al Tahreer https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2393/handshake-tour-visits-camp-al-tahreer dvidshub dvidshub.net Department of Defense December 14, 2004Soldier Tells Her Army Story Through Music https://www.army.mil/article/70415/soldier_tells_her_army_story_through_music "US Army army.mil United States Army December 7, 2011Wanted Tough feminine soldiers https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/15/opinions/costello-women-soldiers/index.html CNN May 15, 2015 See also United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" References 2 External links UC6Tvx3v62QFt7J8-OtrGy2Q 1st Cavalry Division Band _aroaA2re8A The 1st Cavalry Division Band performs the Star Spangled Banner at the halftime show at the Dallas Cowboys NFL game in 2015 2015 video of the 1st Cavalry Division Band from WFAA-TV Band Performing on July, 4th, 2006 of July Concert Baghdad, Iraq from Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Category:Bands of the United States Army Category:Ceremonial units of the United States military Category:Military units and formations established in 1945