27th Cavalry Regiment

27th Cavalry Regiment
27th Cavalry Regiment Insignia.
Active1943-44
Disbanded1944
Country United States
BranchArmy
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Garrison/HQFort Clark, Texas
Motto(s)"Vamos"
EngagementsWorld War II

The 27th Cavalry Regiment was a short-lived African American unit of the United States Army. The regiment was formed as part of the 2nd Cavalry Division in 1943 and inactivated in north Africa in 1944 without seeing combat.