Sign in here. Share More sharing options Followers Recommended Posts. Posted April 13, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Proud Kraut Posted April 13, CaptCav Posted April 13, QED4 Posted April 13, DwightPruitt Posted April 13, My scanner is also acting up, but I did look back at some unit yearbooks I have and found the following: 1st Armored Division Yearbook: All of the soldiers are wearing the 1stArmored triangle SSI without a tab above their left pocket flaps no U.
Army tapes on their fatigue shirts, even in support units like medical and transportation, but they are wearing the armor triangle on their left sleeve on their field jackets Fort Stewart AA Artillery And Tank Training Center Yearbook: Members of the th Tank Battalion wore their armor triangle SSI with number and without any tab over their U.
Army tapes of their fatigue shirts In all of the books, all of the soldiers wore their triangle patches on their left sleeves on their dress greens and khaki shirts My grandfather served in the 48th Armored Division of the Georgia National Guard in the 50's and 60's.
Also, I do have a picture of him wearing his long sleeve khaki shirt with the 48th patch on the left sleeve Could it be that only active duty divisions wore the patch over their hearts and National Guard divisions wore them on the sleeve?
Posted April 14, Jeeper Posted April 14, Seems only a few units did this. I can't remember seeing a 4th AD patch being worn on the pocket, or 6th AD.
As far as I can see only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd AD did this. Was this because they were "heavy" armored divisions? Btw, I did see a TD patch being worn on the pocket have to look for that photo. Posted April 16, A few random pics with breast patches. Proud Kraut Posted April 17, Posted April 17, Erwin, these ones are for you.
Army tag worn on the same side! Jeeper Posted April 17, Very nice pictures. Thanks very much for showing them. I was referring to WWII though. But it is interesting to see they wore them like that in Andrei Posted April 17, Here is a picture taken in Fort Hood, From www. Posted April 20, Wailuna Posted April 20, Posted April 22, Wailuna Posted April 23, Both types had an infantry component of three mechanized battalions, although the heavy divisions maintained an "armored infantry regiment" organization.
The 2nd Armored had three artillery battalions: the 14th , 78th , and 92nd. Elements of the division were among the first U. The 2nd served in North Africa along with her "sister" division, the 1st Armored. The remainder of Torch's American component were infantry divisions, the 1st , 3rd , 9th and 34th Infantry Divisions. The division then fought through to Palermo. Brooks , operated in the Cotentin Peninsula and later formed the right flank of the Operation Cobra assault.
It crossed the German border near Sittard, 18 September to take up defensive positions near Geilenkirchen. The Division was holding positions on the Roer when it was ordered to help contain the German Ardennes offensive. The Division helped reduce the Bulge in January, fighting in the Ardennes forest in deep snow, and cleared the area from Houffalize to the Ourthe River of the enemy.
After a rest in February, the division drove on across the Rhine 27 March, and was the first American Division to reach the Elbe at Schonebeck on 11 April. It was halted on the Elbe, 20 April, on orders. In July the division entered Berlin-the first American unit to enter the German capital city. During World War II, the 2nd Armored Division took 94, prisoners-of-war, liberated 22, Allied prisoners of war, shot down or damaged on the ground enemy aircraft, and destroyed or captured uncountable thousands of enemy tanks and other equipment and supplies.
In battle days, the 2nd Armored suffered 7, casualties, including 1, killed in action. The division was recognized for distinguished service and bravery with 9, individual awards, including two Medals of Honor , twenty-three Distinguished Service Crosses , and 2, Silver Stars as well as nearly 6, Purple Hearts ; among those receiving the silver star were Douglas MacArthur, Bill Bowerman , Hugh Armagio, Stan Aniol and William L.
The division was twice cited by the Belgian Government and division soldiers for the next 50 years proudly wore the fourragere of the Belgian Croix de Guerre. After a brief period of occupation duty, the division returned to Fort Hood , Texas, in to retrain and rebuild. Several of the division's battalions participated in the Vietnam War. However, the majority of the division would spend much of the next 35 years at Fort Hood.
The division included the " Fort Hood Three ", a group of three enlisted men who refused to ship out when ordered to deploy to Vietnam in The division remained on active service during the Cold War. The division formed a key component of the U. The division practiced this task numerous times during Exercise Reforger from to To build and maintain combat skills, the division's maneuver brigades deployed almost annually to the National Training Center to face an opposing force modeling Soviet military weapons and tactics.
However, with the end of the Cold War, the U. The 2nd Armored Division was scheduled to inactivate in the spring of The brigade received additional aviation, engineer, military intelligence, medical, and logistics support units and was re-designated 2nd Armored Division Forward. The brigade had approximately 3, soldiers and another approximately 2, family dependents and civilian employees.
The German government constructed family housing in the nearby city of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. In April , a Burger King restaurant opened on the kaserne. The Garlstedt facilities were officially turned over to the United States by the German government in October.
At that time the Garlstedt kaserne camp was named after General Lucius D. His son, a retired U. Army major general, attended the ceremony. The 2nd and 3rd battalions of the regiment provided the heavy armor punch of the 2nd Armored Division Forward. The brigadier general in charge of 2nd Armored Division Forward had a unique command. In addition to command of the heavy brigade, he also functioned as the Commander, III Corps Forward , headquartered in Maastricht, Netherlands, and as commander of all US Army forces in Northern Germany, including the military communities of Garlstedt and Bremerhaven.
As a result of this varied and demanding job, command of the 2nd Armored Division Forward was considered a plum assignment for armor branch brigadier generals, on par with perhaps only the Berlin Brigade for high visibility and potential for advancement to higher rank.
Brigadier generals who held the position included James E. Armstrong, George R. Stotser, Thomas H. Tait, James M. Streeter, John C. Heldstab, and Jerry R. In , as part of the army's regimental alignment program, 2—50 Infantry was redesignated as 4—41 Infantry and 1—14 Field Artillery as Field Artillery. The brigade also had a military police platoon and an aviation detachment. The brigade deployed to Germany with the M60 Patton tank and the M armored personnel carrier. In , 2—66th AR transitioned to the M1 Abrams main battle tank.
C Company, 2—66th contested for the trophy in and D Company, 2—66th in In , C Company, 3—66th Armor won the competition outright. The division had a formal partnership with Panzergrenadierbrigade 32, a Federal Republic of Germany Bundeswehr a mechanized infantry brigade headquartered in nearby Schwanewede.
The division's 2nd Brigade could not be deployed as it was in the middle of deactivating. The picture you have is an interesting site for basic ID, but I wouldn't go into the authenticity of it all to far. I've seen several mistakes.. Look at the other pics and you'll see the same guy, who looks like the guy from the movie Pscho to me, modeling all the uniforms.. Jeeper is correct.. The winter combat jacket "tanker jacket" was one of those things the guys tried thier best to get.
I have an original and a repop and I admit, the original was what made me get a repop.. If you do it as 2nd Armor, The patch could be worn on the breastm but I don't know if thaty became a reg post war or not nor how common it was in WW I know mine is on the shoulder as is most I've seen.
The only 2nd AD jackets I have with it on the breast are both post WW2, but 1 is right after during occupation. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community.
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