WW2 U.S Army 3rd Cavalry Division sleeve patch.

Hard to find pre 1940 3rd Cavalry SSI silk patch, removed from uniform.

The 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units during the interwar period.  It was constituted in the Regular Army on 15 August 1927.

• The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a “paper” formation existing from 1927 to 1940. Its cavalry regiments were active units, but most of the support elements were “Regular Army Inactive” (RAI) units manned with Organized Reserve personnel. The division never assembled in a single location or conducted large-scale training, and was disbanded on 10 October 1940.