• Source: 40th Armored Division (United States)

      • The 40th Armored Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from July 1954 until 1967.


      History



      After its return from the Korean War, the 40th Infantry Division was reorganized on 1 July 1954 as the 40th Armored Division.
      In August 1965 the division was deployed to help suppress the Watts riots.: 169–70 
      On 1 December 1967, a major reorganization of the National Guard reduced the Guard to eight combat divisions, with the 40th Armored Division as one of the units designated for inactivation. On 29 January 1968, the Division was eliminated and the 40th Infantry Brigade and 40th Armored Brigade were organized.


      1956 order of battle


      Division Headquarters
      40th Military Police Company
      40th Armored Signal Company
      140th Replacement Company
      132d Armored Engineer Battalion
      40th Armored Division Train
      40th Armored Quartermaster Battalion
      40th Armored Ordnance Battalion
      40th Armored Medical Battalion
      40th Armored Division Band
      Combat Command A
      111th Reconnaissance Battalion
      160th Armored Infantry Battalion
      161st Armored Infantry Battalion
      Combat Command B
      133d Tank Battalion
      134th Tank Battalion
      224th Armored Infantry Battalion
      Combat Command C
      139th Tank Battalion
      140th Tank Battalion
      223rd Armored Infantry Battalion
      Division Artillery
      215th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
      143d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
      214th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
      215th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
      225th Armored Field Artillery Battalion


      1967 order of battle


      Division Headquarters
      132nd Engineer Battalion
      240th Signal Battalion
      140th Aviation Battalion
      40th Armored Division Band
      1st Brigade
      1st Battalion, 160th Infantry
      2nd Battalion, 160th Infantry
      3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry
      1st Battalion, 185th Armor
      3rd Battalion, 185th Armor
      2d Brigade
      4th Battalion, 160th Infantry
      2d Battalion, 185th Armor
      1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 18th Armored Cavalry
      1st Squadron, 111th Cavalry
      3d Brigade
      4th Battalion, 185th Armor
      5th Battalion, 185th Armor
      6th Battalion, 185th Armor
      Division Artillery
      1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery
      2d Battalion, 144th Field Artillery
      3d Battalion, 144th Field Artillery
      4th Battalion, 144th Field Artillery
      5th Battalion, 144th Field Artillery
      Division Support Command
      40th Medical Battalion
      40th Maintenance Battalion
      123d Maintenance Company
      40th Supply and Transportation Battalion
      540th Administration Company
      40th Military Police Company


      Notes




      References


      Wilson, John B. (1997). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: Center of Military History.

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