Bronze medal

[David Mullen]

My dad received a bronze star and purple heart during his service with the 113 recon red horse unit . Does anyone have any info from someone who was in his unit in WW2   Welcome C. Mullen was his name

[YourLocalHistoryGuy]

On 2/27/2025 at 1:04 PM, David Mullen said:

My dad received a bronze star and purple heart during his service with the 113 recon red horse unit . Does anyone have any info from someone who was in his unit in WW2   Welcome C. Mullen was his name

From what I was able to find it looks like he was with the the 15th cav and not the 113th.

 

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=39085805&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=7605238

 

 

[jumpship]

His BSM citation shows him as being assigned to the 17th Cavalry Recn Squadron (Mech) in France during Aug 44:

 

Source: NARA

 

The 15th Cavalry Regiment (Mech), as shown above in the morning reports, was disbanded during Mar 44 in England and split up to become HHT 15th Cavalry Group (Mech), and the 15th and 17th Recn Squadrons. The 17th Recn Squadron (Mech) was attached to the 15th Cavalry Group (Mech).

 

There was a 113th Cavalry Group (Mech) in the ETO with the 113th and 125th Cavalry Recn Squadrons attached.