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Dave Richard Palmer is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General who served as the 53rd Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He was also a military historian and author, and for
Dave Richard Palmer
The 2nd Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army. The division played important roles during World War II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily and in the lib
Dave Richard Palmer
…same division. From 1969 to 1971, he commanded the 2nd Battalion, 33rd Armor in the 3rd Armored Division. His brigade command was of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, from 1976 to 1977. His career saw two tours in Vietnam; one of these consisted of serving on the faculty at the Vietnamese National…
2nd Armored's first ceremony combining 10,000 men and 2,000 vehicles; Valentine's Day 1941.
Company C, 702d Tank Destroyer Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, tank destroyer on dug-in ramp has plenty of elevation to hurl shells at long range enemy targets across the Roer River. L-r: Sgt. George E. Schelz, Pvt. Earl F. Van Horne, and Pfc. Samuel R. Marcum. December 16, 1944.
WWII 2nd Armored Division Flag
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill fires an American .30 carbine during a visit to the U.S. 2nd Armored Division on Salisbury Plain, March 23, 1944.