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79R11903 SKA-F

By:  Truitt                                                     H.C.R. No. 6  



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The 60th anniversary of the deactivation of the 
112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard, on January 17, 2006, affords a 
fitting opportunity to recognize the important role of that 
regiment in our nation's history; and
	WHEREAS, The 112th Cavalry served gallantly through 434 days 
of combat in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II, an 
essential theater of U.S. operations throughout World War II; 
brought into federal service on November 18, 1940, the regiment 
helped secure the southern border of the United States as mounted 
cavalry, was sent to the South Pacific theater of operations and 
served as a mounted security force on the French possession of New 
Caledonia, seized Woodlark Island in the Southwest Pacific, 
assaulted the Cape Merkus Peninsula at Arawe, defended the 
Driniumor River in New Guinea, and participated in the campaigns at 
Leyte and Luzon, before entering Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, and 
becoming an occupying force in Japan at the end of World War II; and
	WHEREAS, A regiment of many "firsts," the 112th Cavalry was 
the first unit in the Southwest Pacific to use bazookas and 
flamethrowers in the destruction of enemy defenses, the first to 
use rocket-carrying amphibious assault vehicles (DUKWS) in an 
amphibious attack, the first to use the Landing Ship Dock (LSD) in 
an attack (USS Carter Hall), and the first to use helicopters as a 
standard method for medical evacuation; furthermore, the regiment 
was nicknamed "The Little Giant of the Pacific" for its proven 
combat performance in relationship to its relative size; and
	WHEREAS, On July 2, 1946, the 112th was reactivated as a unit 
in the Texas National Guard, it was reclassified as the 112th 
Armored Cavalry Regiment and later reclassified as separate 
battalions of the 112th Armor, Texas National Guard, and today 
combat elements in direct lineage from the 112th Cavalry proudly 
serve their nation in Iraq; and
	WHEREAS, The Texas Military Forces Museum and the 112th 
Cavalry Veterans Association now serve to commemorate the 112th 
Cavalry as a symbol of our commitment to freedom and a source of 
great pride for all Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby designate January 17, 2006, as 112th Cavalry Day and extend 
to all those associated with the 112th Cavalry sincere thanks for a 
job well done; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the 112th Cavalry Veterans Association, the active 
battalions of the 112th Armor, and the Texas Military Forces Museum 
as an expression of esteem by the Texas House of Representatives and 
Senate.