1. The 102nd Cavalry Group and Squadron are the only units from New Jersey listed as participating in Operation Overlord on D-Day. 
  2. The 117th Cavalry Recon Squadron actively participated in the liberation of Rome on 5 June, 1944.
  3. Four troopers from the 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron were the first American soldiers to enter Paris on the night of 24/25 August 1944.
  4. The 38th Cavalry Recon Squadron was the first American unit to enter Paris early on 25 August 1944.
  5. The 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron was the first Allied unit to cross the Meuse River on 5 September, 1944.
  6. The 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron liberated Bastogne, Belgium, on————–
  7. The 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron penetrated the Siegfried Line on 20 March, 1945.
  8. The 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron was the first unit in V Corps to reach the Rhine River, crossing it on 27 March 1945 at Mannheim, Germany.
  9. Troopers from the 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron were rumored to be the first American combat troops to link up with Russian combat troops in Torgau, Germany on 27 April 1945.
  10. The 102nd Cavalry Group and Squadron were the Allied units that finished the war with the furthest penetration to the east, stopping their progress in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia on 1 May 1945.
  11. Lt. Al Shehab of the 38th Cavalry Recon Squadron is believed to be the only Lebanese prince to serve in combat in WW2.
  12. The 38th Cavalry Recon Squadron was one of the few, if not the only, US military units to successfully maintain their position (Monschau, Germany) despite heavy enemy attacks during the Battle of the Bulge.
  13. Company A of the 2nd Battalion, 102nd Armor, 50th Armored Division is believed to be the first National Guard tank unit to successfully complete Tank Table 8 (simultaneous moving tanks, moving targets, dismounted infantry, tactical air support) at Ft. Drum, NY in the summer of 1985.
  14. The Essex Troop/1st NJ Cavalry served as the official military escort at the inauguration of President Howard Taft on 4 March 1909.
  15. The Essex Troop/1st NJ Cavalry served as the official military escort at the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson on 4 March 1913.
  16. The Essex Troop/1st NJ Cavalry served as the official military escort at the inauguration of Vice President Garret Hobart on 4 March 1897.
  17. Troopers of the Essex Troop/1st NJ Cavalry that were former “Rough Riders” served as the official military escort at the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt on 4 March 1901. 
  18. The modern day 102nd Cavalry has served in Iraq, Guantanamo, and Jordan, and is currently deployed in Syria.