Armor Brigades
30th Armor Brigade
Tennessee Army National Guard
Worn from: 16 May 1974 - Current.
Organized in August and September of 1917 as the Thirtieth Division at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. Re-organized and re-designated in November 1973. Yellow and green are colors for armor while blue and scarlet are for infantry and artillery. The disc alludes to a target or buckler and symbolizes the armored strength and protection offered by the unit. The disc hearing three stars was suggested by the state flag of Tennessee. The annulet refers to the unit's speed and mobility.
Campaigns: World War I (Somme Offensive, Ypres-Lys, Flanders 1918), World War II (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe).
Decorations: French Croix de Guerre with Palm -- World War II (streamer embroidered France), Belgian Fourragere 1940, cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian army for action in Belgium, and action in the Ardennes, Presidential Unit Citation (streamer embroidered Ubach), Meritorious Unit Commendation (streamer embroidered European Theater), French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star -- World War II (streamer embroidered Scherpensell).
31st Armor Brigade
