Weiner, who was profiled in your story. Thanks very much, Kathleen. Then —! Weiner , Jack M. Betty W. Sholder, Daniel, Mrs. Mary Handelsman, Mrs. Rose Poplow, Mrs. All that is known is that — according to the Philadelphia Inquirer — he graduated from Overbrook High School in February of , went overseas in February of , and served in North Africa and Italy. The book reveals that th was actually formed from the nd Cavalry Regiment of the New Jersey National Guard, which itself was originally part of the 21st Cavalry Division.
The nd was ordered into Federal Service on January 6, , and retained that designation until November 30, , when it was reorganized and designated the th Cavalry Squadron Reconnaissance Mecz. The book recounts the early history of the nd as follows:. The first week of December was a fateful one. Maneuvers were over. The Regiment would be completing its year of Federal Service on January 5th.
December 7th fixed that!! In mid January, the Regiment received orders to prepare for embarkation for overseas duty. It had been tied up in N.
Sabotage was suspected. Meanwhile, the extensive and dramatic employment of mechanized units by the Germans in the war in Europe and our own experience during maneuvers had clearly indicated the diminished effectiveness of horse cavalry in the new mode of warfare. So it was that on April 6, ; just 15 months to the day following its entry into Federal Service, that the nd Cavalry Regiment lost its horses and was reorganized into a fully mechanized Regiment.
The Regiment returned to its concentrated training regimen until early July when it again received orders to prepare for staging to Fort Dix in early September from whence it was to ship out for overseas duty. September 25th the Troops boarded the H. Dempo, a Dutch passenger liner under British Army control, and sailed October 1st for England in a 96 ship convoy, plus escort, which left the Dempo behind when it developed engine problems two hours out to sea.
