Embroidered US TANKER patch - 5" diameter patch with merrowed edge w/ wax back

Description

Embroidered US TANKER patch - 5" diameter patch with merrowed edge and wax backing
DEATH BEFORE DISMOUNT
SPEED * POWER * MOBILITY
DESTROY THE ENEMY
Armor Branch
The Armor Branch of the United States Army is an active combat arms branch.
It was created provisionally in 1940 as Armored Force under the Chief of the Armored Force, Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. and took control of all tank units in infantry and cavalry units.
History
Even though the armor branch traces its lineage back to the original cavalry units, its first beginnings date from the First World War.
The Armored Command was headquartered at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, became effective on 2 July 1943, the Armored Center on 20 February 1944, and was discontinued on 30 October 1945. The Armor Center at Fort Knox Kentucky transferred to Fort Benning Georgia in 2010. United States Army Armor School is now located at Fort Benning.
Branch insignia
U.S. Army Service Regulation 42, change 1, dated 29 December 1917 authorized "the first insignia for the new tank service." This new insignia was the image of the "front-end view of a conventionalized tank", but in appearance looked like an unidentifiable upper half circle of sort of storage or transport container. A little over 4 months later on 7 May 1918, change 2 to Regulation 42, eliminated the Army's first Tank Service and replaced it with the new U.S. Army Tank Corps, along with a newly designed collar insignia which consisted of the "side view of the Mark VIII tank above two stylized dragons breathing fire over a wreath." In 1921 U.S. Army Circular 72 deactivated the U.S. Army Tank Corps, returning all armored vehicles to the Cavalry and Infantry units, which also removed the new "Tank Corps" collar insignia from the service.
On 10 July 1940 the U.S. Army Armored Force was created and on 25 February 1942 Army Circular 56 created a new collar insignia, consisting of the left side view of a Mark VIII tank. This simple tank design had no decorations or other objects surrounding it, and was the insignia worn by U.S. Army personnel throughout WWII. Presently, the current U.S. Army "Armor" branch collar insignia, which consists of the front view of a U.S. M-26 Pershing tank superimposed over two crossed swords, replaces the WWII collar insignia with the "Army Reorganization Act of 1950, Section 404, Army Bulletin 9", in which the current Armor insignia became authorized to wear in February 1951.
Main Weapons
M1A1 – Main Battle Tank
M1A2 – Main Battle Tank
Stryker – Armored Combat Vehicle
Stryker MGS – Infantry Support Vehicle
M2 Bradley IFV – Infantry Fighting Vehicle
M3 Bradley CFV – Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
Active units
1st Armored Division
1st Cavalry Division
33rd Armor Regiment
34th Armor Regiment
35th Armor Regiment
37th Armor Regiment
63rd Armor Regiment
64th Armor Regiment
66th Armor Regiment
67th Armor Regiment
68th Armor Regiment
69th Armor Regiment
70th Armor Regiment
77th Armor Regiment
103rd Armor Regiment
194th Armor Regiment