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301st Tank Battalion going into action with Mark Vs at Saint-Souplet, France in October 1918 (Selle battle) The 326th (under the command of Sereno E. Brett) and 327th Tank Battalions (later renamed the 344th and 345th [7] and organized into the 304th Tank Brigade, commanded by Patton), were the first into combat, beginning with the Battle of Saint-Mihiel as part of the US IV Corps on 12 ...
- Total pages: 244 ; Rockenbach, Samuel D. (May 15, 2016). The Rockenbach Report: Operations of the Tank Corps A. E. F. Dale Street Books. ISBN 9781941656365. "Tanks Stood Gaff From Belgium To Argonne Battle". The Stars and Stripes. Paris, France: United States Armed Forces. June 13, 1919. pp. 1–8. ISSN 0894-8542. OCLC 8777119
IV Corps was first organized on 10 June 1918, during World War I as part of American Expeditionary Forces at Western Front, as Headquarters IV Army Corps, with its headquarters located in Neufchateau, France, which also was the headquarters of I Corps. Later, on 21 June, IV Corps was ordered to replace I Corps in the French VIII Corps area.
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) [a] was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in Chaumont , France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing .
Organized 7 June 1918 in the National Army in France as Company C, 327th Battalion, Tank Corps, AEF. [2] Redesignated 12 September 1918 as Company C, 345th Battalion, Tank Corps. [2] Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 2nd Tank Company, allotted to the Regular Army, and assigned to the 2nd Division.
Sereno Elmer Brett (October 31, 1891 – September 9, 1952) was a highly decorated brigadier general in the United States Army who fought in both World War I and World War II and played a key, if little recognized today, role in the development of armored warfare along with the creation of the U.S. Interstate Highway.
Articles related to the American Expeditionary Forces (1917-1920), a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I. Pages in category "American Expeditionary Forces"
Later, as Chief of the Tank Corps, by his tireless energy and keen determination he established schools of training for tank personnel and laid the foundation for the organization of the tank units. He ably directed the operations of the tanks with the First Army and contributed in a measure to the success attained.