The 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment 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.
Coat of Arms of the 111th Armored Cavalry Regiment, later 134th Tank Battalion of the California Army National Guard.
1949 newspaper recruiting advertisement for Company F, 111th ACR
California Governor Earl Warren meeting a 2nd Battalion tank crew during 1951 summer training at Camp Cooke
The California Army National Guard is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Army, and part of the National Guard of the United States. The California
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. Constituted in 1949, it included three maneuver battalions by 1951. It was broken up in 1954…
CA ARNG Flag
Secretary of Defense William Cohen talks with soldiers from a California Army National Guard unit.