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Chief (1932–1968) was a horse owned by the United States Army.He has been credited as the Army's last living operational cavalry mount.Mustered into service in 1940 in Nebraska, Chief was posted to Fort Riley and served with the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments before being sent to the U.S. Army Cavalry School.
Chief, the last surviving tactical horse of the United States Cavalry, died in 1968, at the age of 36. [ 25 ] There is one enlisted Army military occupational specialty in use in Cavalry units: 19D, armored cavalry reconnaissance specialist, or cavalry scout .
By mid-April 1864, the Quartermaster's Department regained control of horse purchasing for cavalry, while the Bureau's equipment procurement and inspection duties fell to "a cavalry officer especially assigned to that duty". That officer, in turn, reported to General Halleck, who assumed "the duties of chief of the Cavalry Bureau". [4]
John Knowles Herr (October 1, 1878 – March 12, 1955) was a career American soldier. Herr served for 40 years in the United States Cavalry and participated in the final battles of World War I as chief of staff of the 30th Division, but is best remembered for being the last Chief of U.S. Cavalry.
James Hilliard Polk (13 December 1911 – 18 February 1992) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe from 1967 to 1971. He was one of the last senior commanders in the army to have served in the horse cavalry.
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
The Chief Joseph Trail Ride is an annual horse trail ride that follows the route the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) took during the Nez Perce War in 1877. The trail in its entirety is 1,300 miles long, separated into thirteen separate rides, which take place sequentially. [ 1 ]
Joe Louis was a horse owned by the United States Army.He was purchased by the Army in 1938 and named in honor of boxer Joe Louis.Joe Louis died at Fort Riley, Kansas in 1957 and was the last of three living operational cavalry mounts of the U.S. Army, the others being Chief and Gambler.