717 tank battalion patches

Reproduction wwii us army tank battalion shoulder patch. This majorityblack military unit was known by the nickname black panthers in reference to the the panther patches they wore on their uniforms. Tank battalion patches us army patches army unit patches and army regiment patches flying tigers surplus. This one is the patch used by the 819th tank destroyer battalion, though its uncertain whether it was actually worn by the unit late in world war ii. Abduljabbar, who authored the book brothers in arms. Us army units book 2 boxes 127489 33rd armored regiment. From the 1st tank company patch to the 899th tank destroy battalion we have a lot of tank patches and this category is growing. The 717th tank battalion was an independent tank battalion which fought in the european theater of operations during world war ii. Home world war ii operational documents after action report, 716th tank battalion, 9 jan 45 thru 8 feb 45, 18 mar 45 thru 8 feb 45. Marine corps ground units mef, meu, meb, mab, division, regiment, group, battation, company vintage insignia, logo and patch. Their entry into the european theatre was marked by one crucial success after another. They were also known as general headquarters tank battalions. This is your book, and we tried to put it together so that it will bring you equal pleasure today or fifty years from now, when youll probably have a grandson on. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website.

Genuine us army 819th tank destroyer battalion patch wwii. When i was researching the article which subsequently was published in trading post, i interviewed several veterans. One reason was to add the human perspective to the article and to obtain one of their patches w tabs to illustrate the article. United states army, 717th tank battalion record 1946. The battalion entered the war against germany during its final stages, with its first shot in combat during the crossing of the rhine river on 24 march 1945. Home world war ii operational documents 711th tank battalion. Explore the 717th tank battalion association inc business page in athens, ga. The 717th tank battalion was activated on september 10, 1943 in camp. And, by the end of the war, the black panthers had fought their way further east than nearly every other unit from the united states.