111th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment (111th ACR) was a light armored cavalry regiment that was part of the California Army National Guard, briefly active during the early years of the Cold War.
| 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment | |
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Coat of arms of the 18th Cavalry Regiment, differing only from that of the 111th in the addition of green facing to the shield | |
| Active | 1949–1954 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Armored cavalry |
| Garrison/HQ | Pasadena, California (HHT, 1950–1954) |
| Motto(s) | "By Arms and Courage" |
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Constituted in 1949, it included three maneuver battalions by 1951. It was broken up in 1954, with two battalions absorbed into the 40th Armored Division, which had been converted to infantry, to give it experienced armor personnel, while the remaining battalion was mostly converted to antiaircraft artillery.
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