Item #1324 Squadron A A History of Its First Fifty [ 50 ] Years 1889 - 1939 THIS COPY WITH SUPPLEMENT. Compiled and, Carleton Cooke Barry Herbert, Philip McCook, Ronald Lee, Frederick Keppel, Rodman Gilder, Knowlton Durham.
Squadron A A History of Its First Fifty [ 50 ] Years 1889 - 1939 THIS COPY WITH SUPPLEMENT

Squadron A A History of Its First Fifty [ 50 ] Years 1889 - 1939 THIS COPY WITH SUPPLEMENT

New York: The Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A, 1939. Illustrated with b&w photo reproductions. First Edition. Hardcover. Stout 8vo. Pp. 390. Chapters on the chronological contributions of the Squadron in US wars abroad. Includes a section on songs of the Squadron. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and device stamped on cover, spine. This copy with a 1969 eight-page supplement to the roster of Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A. Very Good. Item #1324

A history of the troop that served in the Spanish-American War and WWI. Judging by the addresses of ex-members, the squadron was composed of well-connected young men who later took up residence on the Upper East Side. Initially mustered in the National Guard as Troop A, the genesis for the squadron began by young men whose combination of equestrian skill and patriotism manifested itself in military formation. Squadron A served in the Spanish-American War, in Puerto Rico; during WWI Squadron A members were vital in breaking through the Hindenberg Line. (Great photo of the Squadron assembled in Le Luart, 1919.) In 1941 the Squadron was incorporated in the 101st Cavalry. Includes a chronology of Squadron A,a list of former and present members, reminiscences by John D. Kirkpatrick, and a chapter on the Madison and Park Avenue Armory. Bookseller inventory A050403XXXL.

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