149th Armor Regimental Room
This is page is to remember the 149th Armored Regiment. Which was an armored regiment that was part of the California Army National Guard.
Its lineage dates back to a cavalry unit organized in 1895 in Salinas.
13/10/2023
10/10/2023
Recently discovered silver punch cup of MG Charles A. Ott Jr. Commanding General, 40th Armored Division, 1960-68. This cup is part of the California Military Academy Collection.
16/08/2023
07/02/2023
Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Armor Regiment, circa mid to late 1980's
10/01/2023
Recently found photo of an unknown Tank Unit (M48 Tanks) of the 40th Armored Division, firing 90mm Gun, East Range, Camp Irwin 11 July 1958
Photo by SGT Warren Shannon (Retired LTC)
09/01/2023
SGT Jerry Benson and PVT Ralph G. Lopez (Both from Company A, 4th Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment) repairing road wheel and track by the Rock Pile, Camp Irwin, California 25 August 1961
22/11/2022
Recently discovered undated photo of Lt Col Ernest N Rude, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 149th Armor,
15/11/2022
View of an M-46A Patton Tank from A Company, 140th Tank Battalion, stuck in the Kumsong River, near Chuk-Tong, Korea, 6 February 1952.
Photo by PFC Nathan Buchman, 40th Signal Company, 40th Infantry Division
13/11/2022
Unknown Tank Unit of the 40th Armored Division on the range at Camp Roberts during the 1957 maneuvers
10/11/2022
Photo of the day from the 40th Infantry Division HQ Museum. The photo of the crew of H9, 40th Armored Division, Combat Command C, cleaning the Main Gun of a M41A at Fort Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, 20 August 1957