Armor Brigades #2
149th Armored Brigade (Louisville Legion)
Worn from: 15 March 1973?--23 November 1993.
Constituted in January of 1839 in the Kentucky militia as the Louisville Legion
and organized at Louisville. Mustered into federal service in May of 1846 as the
First Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Yellow, blue, and red are the colors of the
branches from which armored units were formed. The forward drive sprocket of a
tank symbolizes the striking power and mobility of the armor mission, Blue is
also a reference to the sobriquet of Kentucky as the "Blue Grass
State," home area of the organization.
Campaigns: Mexican War (Monterey), Civil War (Shiloh, Murfreesborough,
Chickamauga, Atlanta, Mississippi 1862, Tennessee 1863), War with Spain (Puerto
Rico), World War I, World War II (New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon).
Decorations: Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (streamer embroidered 17
OCTOBER 1944 To 4 JULY 1945).
155th Armor Brigade
Mississippi Army National Guard
Worn from: 27 February 1974 - Current.
Constituted in March of 1951 in the Mississippi Army National Guard and ordered into active federal service in September of 1962 at Tupelo. The wavy bend refers to the Mississippi River. The lightning bolt symbolizes the striking power and shock action of the brigade. Yellow and green are associated with armored units.