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The 41st Infantry was relieved on 1 July 1940 from the 8th Division, and was ordered to active duty, less Reserve personnel, on 15 July 1940 as the 41st Infantry (Armored), at Fort Benning, Georgia. [1] The 41st Infantry Regiment constituted the organic infantry of the newly formed 2nd Armored Division.
Whittington joined the Army from Bastrop, Louisiana in August 1940, and by July 29, 1944 was serving as a Sergeant in the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division. On that day, near Grimesnil, France, he assumed command of his platoon and led it in a successful defense against a German armored attack. For his actions during the ...
In 1987, 4–41st Infantry returned to Fort Hood, Texas and was replaced by 3–66th Armor (Burt's Knights, named for Captain James M. Burt who was awarded the Medal of Honor as a company commander in the 66th Armored Regiment in the Battle of Aachen during World War II). Now an armor-heavy brigade, 2nd Armored Division (Forward) fielded 116 M ...
The 41st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard composed primarily of units from the Pacific Northwest. The division saw active service in World War I and World War II, receiving the nickname “Jungleers” during the latter.
2nd Armored Division Major General Edward H. Brooks Armor: 66th, 67th Armored Regiments, 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Artillery: 14th, 78th, 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions Infantry: 41st Armored Infantry Regiment 3rd Armored Division Major General Leroy H. Watson Armor: 32nd, 33rd Armored Regiments, 36th Armored Reconnaissance ...
Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1988 as the 163d Cavalry, a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters at Butte, to consist of the 1st and 2nd Battalions and Troop E, elements of the 163d Armored Cavalry Regiment, and the 163rd Infantry (163rd Infantry - henceforth separate lineage).
However, his main love was straight duty with troops. In 1940 he organized and trained the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, the infantry regiment of the Second Armored Division. During this period General George S. Patton said of him on his efficiency report: "Colonel Newgarden is the best regimental commander I know. He is a natural leader.
The individual courage, valor, and tenacity displayed by the personnel of Company C, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, in the face of superior odds, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces and are worthy of emulation. [3] 1st Battalion, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, VII Corps, First Army: U.S. Army 1944