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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 756th Tank Battalion, Light on 15 May 1942. It was redesignated for the 756th Tank Battalion on 22 November 1943. The insignia was redesignated for the 73d Tank Battalion on 23 October 1953. It was redesignated for the 73d Armor on 19 March 1963. It
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through July 2024 when the last of the three squadrons was deactivated. 3rd Squadron was assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Squadron was assigned to 2nd Brigade, 5th Squadron was assigned to 3rd Brigade, and 4th Squadron was assigned to 4th Brigade.
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The shield is divided red and blue per fess, with a fess of gold thereon, which are the three colors of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the armored tank forces. The lightning bolt is symbolical of the striking power of the organization.
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Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, issuing from a flame of six tongues, three to dexter and three to sinister, charged with an arrowhead Argent within a crescent Vert, the head of a mace formed by a Korean
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The 4/73rd Armor Regiment was a 1st Infantry Division Forward unit at Panzer Kaserne in Boblingen, Germany during the Cold War. 1/73 Armor Regiment was stationed at Camp Beavers, South Korea, from 1963 to 1971.
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M10 Booker Dedication Ceremony , Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, by Christopher Kaufmann (Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division), dated 18 April 2024, last accessed 4 August 2024
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with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL ITALY, French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered ITALY,
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Test Detachment has adopted the heraldry of the 73rd Armor Regiment, as highlighted in the US Army's M10 Booker Dedication Ceremony in April 2024
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82nd Airborne Division's M10 Test Detachment Commander, receives ceremonial shell casing at the M10 Booker Dedication Ceremony, April 2024
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4 March 1984 3rd Battalion (Airborne) 73rd Armor, Activated and Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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was amended to add the crest on 15 December 1965. It was redesignated effective 25 February 2004, for the 73d Cavalry Regiment.
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The six tongues of the flames in the crest represent the unit's six decorations. The crescent and arrowhead symbolize the
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5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)
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armored and reconnaissance vehicles to support the 82nd Airborne Division with light armor support.
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Inactivate 15 July 1997 of the 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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Withdrawn 16 January 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, and Reorganized under the
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Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division.
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assaults, World War II, and the colors red and green are used to represent the French
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Azure and Gules, on a fess Or a hand in armor grasping a bolt of lightning, both Vert.
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DECORATIONS: Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered COLMAR,
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Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ...
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2LT James L. Harris, A Co, 756th Tank Battalion, October 7, 1944
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List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army
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Former 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
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Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army
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1-73 Cavalry cases colors as part of inactivation ceremony
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Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
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Reorganized and redesignated 2 October 1962 as the
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Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1948 as the
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