Armor Brigades #3
177th Armor Brigade
Worn from: 9 April 1983 - 1995.
Organized in August 1917 as the 177th Infantry Brigade at Camp Funston, Kansas. Yellow, blue, and scarlet are used for combat arms elements of an armored organization. The spearhead and wedge shape allude to the spearhead tactic employed in armored warfare.
Campaigns: World War I (St.-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine).
194th Armor Brigade
Worn from: 17 January 1966-1995
Organized in June of 1922 at Concord, New Hampshire as the 194th
Infantry Brigade, an element of the 97th Division. Yellow, blue,
and red are used for combat arms elements of an armored organization.
The crossed mace and battle-ax allude to assault tactics and
the shield to defense. The crossed weapons also simulate the
letter X as a reference to the military symbol for brigades.
Campaigns: World War II (Central Europe), Armed Forces Expeditions
(Panama)
Decorations: None