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37th Armored Regiment | |
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Active | 1941–2011 2015-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Army |
Type | Armor |
Part of | 1st Armored Division |
Garrison/HQ | 1–37AR: Fort Bliss, TX 2–37AR: Fort Bliss, TX |
Nickname(s) | "First to Bastogne" 1-37: "Bandits" 2-37: "Dukes" 3-37: "No Slack" 4-37: "Thunderbolts" |
Motto(s) | "Courage Conquers" |
Colors | Yellow, blue and red |
Engagements | World War II (4th Armored Division) Desert Storm Iraq War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | LTC Creighton Abrams (GEN) LTC Clayton Melton (BG) LTC Edward L. Dyer (MG) LTC Robert White (BG) LTC David R. Hogg (LTG) |
The 37th Armor is an armor (tank) regiment of the United States Army. It is often[citation needed] remembered as the successor to the 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, commanded by then Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams (the namesake of the M1 Abrams) during World War II.