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This site contains the photo album and newspaper clippings from my father, Donald J. Clink, over the period of service in the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. He was with the 107th from 1940 until December, 1942, when he went to Cavalry OCS at Ft. Riley Kansas. The unit consolidated on 1 November 1940 with the 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron (organized and Federally recognized 15 September 1939 with Headquarters at Cincinnati) and the consolidated unit was designated as the 107th Cavalry Regiment (Horse/Mechanized); it was concurrently relieved from assignment to the 22nd Cavalry Division. The First Squadron continued as horse cavalry and the Second Squadron became mechanized. On
5 March 1941 the 107th cavalry was inducted into federal service for a
scheduled one-year training period, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. After
completion of a short mobilization training program, the Regiment
participated in the Tennessee maneuvers in late spring, Louisiana
maneuvers during the summer, and the Carolina maneuvers in the fall.
During the Louisiana
maneuvers the 107th Regiment was filmed by MGM for combat scenes in the
motion picture, The Bugle Sound. In
November of 1940 the 107th Cavalry was reorganized and re designated as
the 107th Cavalry Regiment (Horse/Mechanized).
Following the outbreak of World War II, the Regiment was ordered to
Fort Ord, California where they arrived on 23
December 1941. Beginning on 6 February 1942 until 6 March 1942, the regiment patrolled the California coast from the Golden Gate to Carmel, California. During the spring of 1942 the Regiment became completely mechanized and in August began desert training. This training lasted until December 1942. The entire year of 1943 was spent with the Western Defense Command, patrolling the California coast from the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge to Eureka, a distance of about 300 miles. Regimental headquarters was located at Santa Rosa, California. In January 1944 the Regiment was reorganized into a Cavalry Group Mechanized: Regimental Headquarters became the 107th Cavalry Group Headquarters. First Squadron became the 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron, and the Second Squadron became the 107th Reconnaissance Squadron. Colonel Ralph T. King was Group Commander; Major Charles King Commanded the 22nd; Major William McPheeters Commanded the 107th Squadron. The 107th Cavalry Group Headquarters relocated to Fort Polk, Louisiana and served there until 6 March 1945. 1939-1959
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