1-37 Armor Battalion
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On order, 1-37 AR rapidly deploys via air, ground or sea to a designated area to conduct combat operations. On order, conducts operations in support of regional contingencies
The 1-37 Armor Battalion was constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as Company A, 7th Armored Regiment, an element of the 4th Armored Division. The unit was activated on 15 April 1941 at Pine Camp, NY and redesignated 8 May 1941 as Company A, 37th Armored Regiment.
In 10 September 1943 the unit was reorganized and redesignated as Company A, 37th Tank Battalion and inactivated on 20 September 1947 in Germany.
The unit was reactivated 15 June 1954 at Fort Hood, TX, and reorganized and redesignated 12 August 1963 as 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment. On 10 May 1971, the unit was assigned to the 1st Armored Division from the 4th Armored Division and assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division on 17 January 1992.
After inactivation on 15 February 1996, the unit was reactivated and re-assigned to the 1st Armored Division.
