re: #252 JHW

Yeah, Texas Guard. Today appears to be National Typo day…and spellcheck doesn’t help when an entire word is missing.

texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org

“After 1973, all of the Texas armored units were renumbered as battalions of the 112th Armored Regiment. From 1988-1993, Texas had eight battalions assigned to the 112th, making the Texas unit the largest armored formation in the U.S. Army. The 7th and 8th Battalions of the 112th Armored along with other support units in the “Texas Brigade” served in the 50th Armored Division of the New Jersey National Guard. Reorganization in 1993 ended the relationship with the 50th and saw the deactivation of the 7th and 8th Battalions.”

The 1993 reorganization and deactivation that is mentioned included the transition from the M-60A3 to the M-1 Abrams. I suspect they were one of the last to make the switch because they were the largest at the time.

49th Arm Div and 36th INF Div are/were all Texas NG divisions.

APOLOGIES,
R