2nd Armored Division – Hell on wheels 

 

The 2nd Armored Division served for 280 days in Combat in the European African Middle Eastern Theater; during this time they served in the campaigns of ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCOSICILYNORMANDYNORTHERN FRANCERHINELANDARDENNES-ALSACE, and CENTRAL EUROPE.

1941

2nd Armored Brigade HHC

66th Armored Regiment (Light)

67th Armored Regiment (Medium)

68th Armored Regiment (Light)

14th Field Artillery Regiment (Armored)

82nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Armored)

78th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored)

41st Infantry (Armored)

Headquarters Company, 2nd Armored Division

17th Engineer Battalion (Armored)

48th Medical Battalion (Armored)

14th Quartermaster Battalion (Armored)

142nd Signal Company (Armored)

16th Observation Squadron (attached)

17th Ordnance Battalion (Armored)

1944

66th Armored Regiment

67th Armored Regiment

82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion

41st Armored Infantry Regiment

142nd Armored Signal Company

17th Armored Engineer Battalion

738th Tank Battalion (Mine Clearing) (attached 12 Jan 45-17 Jan 45)

702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (11 Jun 44-21 Sep 44, 1 Oct 44-7 Feb 45, 27 Feb 45-9 May 45)

195th AAA Auto-wpns Battalion (11 Jun 44-Past 9 May 45)

99th Infantry Battalion (15 Aug 44-18 Sep 44)

Headquarters Company, 2nd Armored Division

Service Company, 2nd Armored Division

48th Armored Medical Battalion

502nd Counter Intelligence Corps Det