▁the ▁Squadron ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁sm ash ing ▁of ▁the ▁H inden burg ▁Line . ▁M embers ▁were ▁highly ▁decor ated , ▁including ▁a ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁federal ized ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Caval ry , ▁Hor se / Me chan ized ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Following ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Squadron ▁A ▁men ▁served ▁in ▁all ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁world wide , ▁and ▁two ▁additional ▁Med als ▁of ▁Honor ▁were ▁earned ▁ ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁other ▁dist in ctions . ▁ ▁Social ▁activities ▁ ▁In ▁pe ac etime ▁both ▁between ▁the ▁Wars ▁and ▁directly ▁following , ▁the ▁Squadron ▁was ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁active ▁social ▁life . ▁As ide ▁from ▁official ▁cer emon ial ▁duties , ▁there ▁was ▁ind oor ▁pol o ▁in ▁the ▁Arm ory ▁every ▁Saturday ▁night ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁black ▁tie - d ance ▁and ▁many ▁Sunday ▁afternoon ▁tea ▁d ances . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 4 th ▁Street ▁Arm ory ▁came ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁but ▁its ▁fac ade , ▁with ▁the ▁Squadron ▁mot to ▁B OUT E Z ▁EN ▁AV ANT ▁( Char ge !) ▁pla que ▁is ▁still ▁int act , ▁and ▁the ▁Hunter ▁College ▁High ▁School ▁building ▁now ▁occup ying ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁block ▁takes ▁its ▁architect ural ▁c ues ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Arm ory ▁design . ▁ ▁Squadron ▁A ▁memor abil ia ▁is