49th Armored Division (United States)
The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the Lone Star— was one of two armored divisions of the United States Army National Guard, redesignated from the 36th Infantry Division (the "T-Patchers") after World War II, and organized and federally recognized on 24 February 1947.
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