103rd Armor Regiment (United States)
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The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard
first formed in 1941.
Activated 15 December 1941 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Allotted 7 March 1942 to the Pennsylvania National Guard
Inactivated 14 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish
, Massachusetts
Redesignated 24 May 1946 as the 628th Tank Battalion
Organized and Federally recognized 2 May 1949 as the 628th Heavy Tank Battalion, with Headquarters at Johnstown, and assigned to the 28th Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 5 September 1950 at Johnstown
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1950 as the 628th Tank Battalion
(628th Tank Battalion [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 6 September 1953 at Johnstown)
Released from active Federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 628th Tank Battalion (NGUS)
Consolidated 1 June 1959 with elements of the 110th Infantry and the 108th and 166th Field Artillery Battalions to form the 103d Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d Medium Tank Battalion, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 May 1962 to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d Medium Tank Battalion, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 1 April 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 24 March 1964 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Battalion
Reorganized 17 February 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Battalion
Reorganized 1 January 1976 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division
Withdrawn 5 April 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Reorganized 1 March 1992 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 October 1995 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
(2d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 9 January 2004 at home stations; released from active Federal service 7 July 2005 and reverted to state control)
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 103d Armored Regiment
(Elements of the 1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 28 June 2004 at home stations; released from active Federal service 9 January 2006 – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control)
Reorganized 1 September 2007 to consist of the 3d Battalion, an element of the 55th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 3 December 2007 at home stations; released from active Federal service 5 January 2009 and reverted to state control
War on Terrorism
Company A (Berwick), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Company C (Wellsboro), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Company D (Williamsport), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
World War II
Pennsylvania National Guard
The Pennsylvania National Guard is composed of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It is one of the largest National Guards in the nation. It has the largest Army National Guard of all the states and the fourth largest Air National Guard. These forces are...
first formed in 1941.
Lineage
Constituted 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 628th Tank Destroyer BattalionActivated 15 December 1941 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Allotted 7 March 1942 to the Pennsylvania National Guard
Inactivated 14 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish
Camp Myles Standish
Camp Myles Standish was a U.S. Army camp located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It functioned as a prisoner-of-war camp, a departure area for about a million U.S...
, Massachusetts
Redesignated 24 May 1946 as the 628th Tank Battalion
Organized and Federally recognized 2 May 1949 as the 628th Heavy Tank Battalion, with Headquarters at Johnstown, and assigned to the 28th Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 5 September 1950 at Johnstown
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1950 as the 628th Tank Battalion
(628th Tank Battalion [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 6 September 1953 at Johnstown)
Released from active Federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 628th Tank Battalion (NGUS)
Consolidated 1 June 1959 with elements of the 110th Infantry and the 108th and 166th Field Artillery Battalions to form the 103d Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d Medium Tank Battalion, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 May 1962 to consist of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron and the 2d Medium Tank Battalion, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 1 April 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 24 March 1964 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Battalion
Reorganized 17 February 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division, and the 3d Battalion
Reorganized 1 January 1976 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 28th Infantry Division
Withdrawn 5 April 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Reorganized 1 March 1992 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 October 1995 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 28th Infantry Division
(2d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 9 January 2004 at home stations; released from active Federal service 7 July 2005 and reverted to state control)
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 103d Armored Regiment
(Elements of the 1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 28 June 2004 at home stations; released from active Federal service 9 January 2006 – 1 October 2006 and reverted to state control)
Reorganized 1 September 2007 to consist of the 3d Battalion, an element of the 55th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division
Ordered into active Federal service 3 December 2007 at home stations; released from active Federal service 5 January 2009 and reverted to state control
Campaign Credit
World War II- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes Alsace
- Central Europe
War on Terrorism
- War in Afghanistan
- War in Iraq
- Kuwait
Decorations
- French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered WALLENDORF
3d Bn
Headquarters Company (Lewisburg), and Company A (Sunbury), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered COLMAR
- Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG
Company A (Berwick), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004
Company C (Wellsboro), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
- Luxembourg Croix de Guerre, Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG
Company D (Williamsport), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
World War II
- Normandy (with arrowhead)