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The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the "Lone Star"— was an armored division of the Texas Army National Guard during the Cold War. Active from 1947, the division formed part of the Texas Army National Guard together with the 36th Infantry Division. It was called up for active duty between 1961 and 1962 during the Berlin Crisis. In 1968 ...
The 49th Armored Division was ordered to active federal service in October 1961 at Dallas, for the 1961 Berlin Crisis, and reverted to state control in August 1962. [2] The 36th and 49th were inactivated in 1968 and reorganized into three separate brigades, the 36th Infantry Brigade, 71st Infantry Brigade and 72d Infantry Brigade (Mechanized ...
36th Infantry Division: Unknown 0 Victory [115] 1962 Exercise Iron Dragoon: 49th Armored Division: Harley B. West 0 Victory 1976-1993 Exercise Team Spirit: 136th Airlift Wing: Unknown Unknown Victory 1983 Operation Urgent Fury: 136th Airlift Wing: Unknown Unknown Victory 1988 Exercise Reforger: 136th Airlift Wing: Unknown Unknown Victory
The 49th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the Regular Army as the 49th Armored Infantry on 18 July 1941 and assigned to the 8th Armored Division. It was activated 1 April 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The regiment was broken up on 20 September 1943, and its elements were reorganized and redesignated as elements of the 8th Armored Division ...
Clayton P. Kerr (August 16, 1900 – August 13, 1977) was a major general in the United States Army.A longtime member of the Texas Army National Guard, he was prominent for his service as deputy commander of the Allied Military Mission to the Italian Army during World War II, and his post-war assignments as commander of the 49th Armored Division and Director of the Army National Guard.
The post-World War II reorganization of the National Guard included the creation of several armored divisions, among them the 49th Armored Division in Texas. [19] The 56th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop was reorganized as Headquarters, and Headquarters Company, Combat Command A, 49th Armored Division and stationed in Fort Worth.
On 16 March 1957 the regiment became the 112th Armor and was transferred to active service. In 1961 it was transferred back to the National Guard as part of the 49th Armored Division. Following the reflagging of the 49th Armored Division, the 112th Armor became part of the 56th Brigade of the 36th Infantry Division. [13]
The division was redesignated the 49th (West Riding) Division on 15 May 1915 and given the White Rose of York as its insignia. [3] The division's three brigades were also redesignated, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd West Riding Brigades becoming the 146th (1st West Riding) , 147th (2nd West Riding) and 148th (3rd West Riding) Brigades , respectively. [ 3 ]