110th Cavalry Regiment (United States, 1921–1940)


The 110th Cavalry Regiment was a regiment in the United States Army National Guard and was part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Interwar period

Constituted 1 June 1921 in the Massachusetts National Guard as the 110th Cavalry, assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division, and partially organized as follows-
Reorganized 10 June 1937 and allotted to the National Guard of Massachusetts and Connecticut; concurrently Regimental Headquarters reorganized and federally recognized at West Hartford, Connecticut; remainder of regiment organized as follows-
Relieved from the 22nd Cavalry Division and assigned to the 21st Cavalry Division 1 April 1939. allotted to the Massachusetts National Guard 9 May 1940 and recognized as follows-
Relieved from the 21st Cavalry Division, converted and redesignated as the 180th Field Artillery Regiment 9 October 1940.

Coat of arms

The Shield is yellow for cavalry. The crossed guidons are those reputed to have been presented by Governor Edward Everett to the National Lancers. the motto was also that of the National Lancers. the fleurs-de-lis represents service in France during World War I while the red mullet was the distinguishing symbol used by the 102nd machine Gun Battalion during the war.