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The 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II. The 4th Armored Division, unlike most other U.S. armored divisions during World War II, did not officially adopt a nickname for the division during the war.
In May 1942, five months after the American entry into World War II, Wood took command of the 4th Armored Division (activated April 15, 1941) after Major General Henry W. Baird, and was responsible for the 4th Armored's organization and training. On June 21 he was promoted to the temporary rank of major general.
Albin Felix Irzyk (January 2, 1917 – September 10, 2018) was an American brigadier general who was the oldest living veteran of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. [1] Joining the Army in 1940, he was the Commander of the 8th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored Division of the United States Army during World War II, the Commander of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment during the Berlin Crisis of 1961, and ...
The 37th Armored Regiment (37th Armor) was constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 7th Armored Regiment (7th Armor) and assigned to the 4th Armored Division (4th Armored) when the Armored Division was activated on 15 April 1941 at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum), New York. The 7th Armor Regiment was redesignated the 37th Armored ...
During World War II, in July 1944 and 1945, Leach (then a captain) served in combat under Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams (Abrams tank) who commanded the 37th Tank Battalion [1] of the 4th Armored Division, which beginning on August 1, 1944, joined and spearheaded for General George Patton and his Third Army.
[3] He was a member of the United States Armor Association, Association of the United States Army, 4th Armored Division Association, 90th Infantry Division Association, Retired Officers Association, and American Legion. [4] In addition, he was a member of The Commonwealth Club, his local Kiwanis club, and several golf and yacht clubs. [4]
The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado.It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a division sustainment brigade, and a division artillery.
World War I Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant William Shemin of the regiment's Company G. The 47th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Syracuse, near Syracuse, New York, on 1 June 1917, almost two months after the American entry into World War I, with a cadre from the 9th Infantry Regiment; [9] [10] Initially assigned to Major General George H. Cameron's 4th Division; within the division ...