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    Threads and Treads; 1st Armored Division Insignia turns 80 [Image 3 of 8]

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    Threads and Treads; 1st Armored Division Insignia turns 80

    EL PASO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    07.10.2020

    Photo by Jean Han 

    1st Armored Division

    Fort Bliss, Texas - 1918: Full WWI Tank Corps Insignia
    Accurate reproduction by Kari Atkinson, Director of the 1st Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum. In Jan. 1918 the Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces was established under Col. Samuel D. Rockenbach as its chief. At his direction Lieutenant Wharton designed the original coat of arms, which followed an old armorial method, a shield (silver) bearing a charge (the three-colored triangle) and a crest (the dragon in silver). This triangle itself symbolized an old heraldic element of armorial design known as a Pile -- the head of a spear. Tanks were actually the spearhead element in the engagements in which they took part in World War I. The dragon at the crest of the design was also the charge on the coat of arms for the 1st Cavalry. Part of the 1st Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum collection. (Image courtesy of the 1st Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum)

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2020
    Date Posted: 07.13.2020 19:41
    Photo ID: 6271632
    VIRIN: 200710-A-MF065-719
    Resolution: 686x1216
    Size: 293.99 KB
    Location: EL PASO, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: EL PASO, TEXAS, US

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