67th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 67th Armor Regiment | |
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| Active | 1929 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Armor |
| Nickname(s) | Death Dealers |
| Anniversaries | 15 July 1940 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LTC Suttton, Johnny (2017 - present) |
| Notable commanders |
LTC Stuart M. James (2015-2017) LTC Damon Penn (1999-2001) LTC Robert Valdivia (2001-2003) LTC Joe Martin (2003-2005) LTC Patrick Donohue (2005-2007) LTC Kenneth Casey (2007-2009) LTC Mike Simmering (2009-2011) |
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The 67th Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the United States Army first formed in 1929 in the Regular Army as the 67th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks). It first became the 67th Armor in 1940. The regiment participated in World War I, World War II, Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Spartan Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Resolute Support, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
The 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment was originally constituted on 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as Company A, 19th Tank Battalion. It was redesignated on 1 September 1929 as Company A, 2d Tank Regiment. It converted and was redesignated 25 October 1932 as Company A, 67th Infantry (Medium Tanks). The unit activated on 5 June 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
The unit converted and was redesignated on 15 July 1940 as Company A, 67th Armored Regiment, an element of the 2nd Armored Division. It was reorganized and redesignated on 25 March 1946 as Company D, 6th Tank Battalion, and remained an element of the 2d Armored Division. It was redesignated on 31 January 1949 as Company D, 6th Medium Tank Battalion (the 6th Medium Tank Battalion relieved 14 July 1950 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division and reassigned 29 October 1950 to the 24th Infantry Division). It disbanded on 10 November 1951 in Korea.
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