5 Jun 1872
Reorganized as Quitman Guards, with home station at Forsyth, GA

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn, 179^th MP Co.

1876
Quitman Guards exempted from Jury and road duty.

Ga. L. 1876, p. 386

7 Jan 1891
Reorganized as an element of the 2d Bn, Georgia Volunteers.

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn 179^th MP Co.

23 Jan 1891
Redesignated K Co. 2d Inf Reg.

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn ; Id., 179^th MP Co; TAG-GA, Annual Report 1920, p. 173

Jun 1892
K Co., 1nd Inf Reg attends encampment at Camp Griffin GA

Photo in unit history file.

11 – 15 May 1898
Mustered into federal service at Camp Griffin, GA as an element of the 1^st GA Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn 179^th MP Co.

18 Nov 1898
Mustered out of Federal service at Griffin, GA; redesignated K/2d Inf. Ga Volunteers

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn 189^th MP Co.

26 Sep 1903
Disbanded

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn; 179^th MP Co; 148^th Spt Bn;

15 Oct 1906
Reorganized as M Co. 2d Inf at Forsyth, Ga.

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn; 179^th MP Co; 148^th Spt Bn.

18 Jun 1916
M/2d Inf ordered into federal service with 2d Inf Regiment

20 June 1916
M/2 Inf mobilized at Forsyth, GA.
Officers – 2
Enlisted - 70

Id., p. 9

24 Jun 1916
M/2d Inf reported to mobilization camp at Macon, Ga.

Id.,

2 Jul 1916
Mustered into federal service in Macon, Ga
For service on the Mexican border; stationed at El Paso, TX.

6 Oct 1916
(Roster of Personnel in Unit published in Monroe Advertiser along with pictures of the Unit Camp and equipment.  LTC James A. Thomas, Jr., Bn CDR H. B. Bloodworth, Jr. M Co CDR.

(Click here to view article added by transcriber) 

22 Oct 1916
2d Ga Inf departs Macon, GA for Mexican border

Ltr, Hq/2d Ga Inf, dtd 5 Feb 1917, subj; Annual Report (reprinted in 1917 Annual Report of TAG-GA, p.87-90).

26 Oct 1916
2d Ga Inf arrives at El Paso, Tx

Id.

The unit moves to Camp Wheeler near Macon, GA where it continues to train.

Toomy, Georgia’s Participation in the World War, pp. 7 – 8 (Macon, J. W. Burke Co., 1936)

5 Aug 1917
Drafted into Federal service

Lineage & Honors Certificate; 190^th Tank Bn

1 Oct 1917
Redesignated M/121 Inf; 121 IN assigned to 31^st Div., (31^st Div CDR – MG LeRoy S. Lyons)

Lineage & Honros Certiciate; 190^th Tank Bn; TAG-GA, Annual Report 1917, p.4; Id. 1920, p.8; Toomy, Georgia’s Particiaption in the World War, pp 7 – 8; Pictorial Review, p.39.

Sep 1918
121^st IN station at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York

Pictorial Review, p.32-33

29 Sep 1918
121^st IN sails for France.

Id., p. 71, see also p.32-33, 60 – 61, 64- 65

5 Oct 1918
31^st Div HQ arrives in France and goes into biviaoc at Brest, FR
(US policy established by AEF provided that every fifth division which arrived in France would serve as a training & replacement division.  The 31^st Div was one of those divisions.  Thus, the division did not see combat in WWI.  The campaign credit for WWI awarded the 121^st Inf is derived from the 151^st, MG Bn, 42d Div.)

 Jacobs, MG Bruce, “Two Tours Under Pershing, The National Guard on the Mexican Border and in World War I”, 40 National Guard, No. 12, p.44 at pp 45-46 (Dec. 1986)

13 Oct 1918
121^st IN arrives at Brest, France

Pictorial Review, p. 71, see also p.32-33, 60 – 61

22 Oct 1918
121^st IN arrives at LeMars, France.  As the units arrive in LeMars, personnel are reassigned as replacements for other AEF divisions.

Pictorial Review, p 32-33, 60 – 61, 71

Nov 1918
31^st Div, including the 121^st Inf Reg, skeletonized in France.

Lineage & Honors Certificate 190^th Tank Bn; OCMH, 121^st Infantry (2d Georgia), Infantry, The Army Lineage Series, p. 348 – 349 (Washington, D. C. ) G.P.O. 1953

? 1918
31^st Div redesignated 7^th Depot Division

Mahon, John K, History of the Militia and the National Guard, p. 158 – 159 (N. Y. McMillan Pub Co. 1983)

11 Nov 1918
Armistance signed.

? Dec 1918
31^st Div Returns to U. S.

Tooney, p. 122 (Insert)

14 Jan 1919
31^st Div demobilized at Camp Gordon, GA

Lineage & Honors Certificate, 190^th Tk Bn, 179^th MP Co.

16 Dec 1920
Constituted as Tank Co. 30^th Div.

AG 325.455 (Misc Div) dtd 7 Dec 1920 MB 325.4 GA dtd 16 Dec 1920

2 Nov 1921
Tank Co., 30^th Div redesignated 30^th Tank Co, 30^th Div.

MB325.455, 4^th C. A. dtd 2 nov. 1921

28 Nov 1924
Militia Bureau notifies Georgia that is authorized “to organize one tank company.” Forsyth is advised that suitable armory facilities must be furnished and approved before TAG-GA can authorize organization of a company.

Ltr, TAG-GA to Judge Ogden Persons, dtd 28 Jan 1924, subj: organization of Tank Company in Forsyth, Georgia; See also Ltr, R. C. Goolsby, Mayor, City of Forsyth to TAG-GA, dtd 1 May 1924, subj: SAB

15 Aug 1924
Reorganized as 30^th Tank Co 30^th Div and Federally recognized at Forsyth, Ga.

NGB Recognition Report; NGBR 1939

Redesignated as A/193 Tank Bn relieved from 30^th Div; assigned to GHQ

TAG-GA, GO #24, dtd 31 Aug 1940

CPT Charles H. Heard relieved from assignment as unit commander, promoted to MAJ, and transferred to State Staff.

Armory Drill Payroll, Company A, 193d Tank Bn, 1 Nov. 1940 to 5 Jan 1941

CPT Wesley D. Willingham assumes command of A/193d Tank Bn.

TAG-GA, SO # 282, dtd ___.1940;  Armory Drill Payroll, Company A, 193d Tank Bn, 1 Nov. 1940 to 5 Jan 1941.

A/193d would remain at Forsyth of from 6 Jan 1941 until 13 Jan 1941 when the unit moved to Ft. Benning

NGB, unit data card (undated)

13 Jan 1941
A/193d Tk Bn PCS to Ft. Benning

NGB Unit Data Card

While at Ft Benning, the 193d Tk Bn was equipped with the “May West” light tank and trained with (attached to ?) the 2d Armored Div under the command of MG George S. Patton

 Interview by CPT C. Olson with Roger H. Smarr (former Supply Sgt then Plt Sgt, a/193d Tk Bn) on 1 Oct 86 (hereafter Smarr, interview, [date])

193 d Tk Bn participates in Tennessee maneuvers; encamped at Camp Forrest, TN

NGB Unit Data Card

193 d Tk Bn participates in the Louisiana maneuvers.

NGB Unit Data Card

193d Tk Bn participates in the South Carolina maneuvers.

NGB Unit Data Card

193 d Tk Bn attached to 40^th Div

NGB Unit Data Card, AG 320.2, dtd 25 Jan 41 MR-M-C dtd 8 Jul 1941

193 d Tk Bn relieved from assignment to the 4^th Div.

NGB Unit Data card

193d Tk Bn departs Ft. Benning by train for Oakland CA and then convoys to San Francisco and is shipped to Angel Island.  MG Patton sees the 193d off at Ft. Benning

Smarr, interview, 2 Oct. 1986

193d Tank Bn sails from San Francisco, CA to Oahu, HA on USS Taylor.  The men of the 193d were not told their destination.  (later they heard it was to have been the Philippine’s).

NGB Unit Data Card

(After the 193d arrived in Oahu the initial assignment was to defend against possible invasion.  Approximately 18 months after arriving in HA, the 193d Tk Bn is issued the M3 (Grant) medium tank.)

Smarr, interview, 17 Sep 1986

193d Tk Bn reorganized IAW T/O 17-75

NGB Unit Data Card

A/193d Tk Bn was commanded by CPT Robert S. Brown (Canton, Ohio), SSG Smarr was the platoon Sgt for 2d platoon,  1LT Calvin C. Gurley was the platoon leader.  The unit was equipped with the M3 (Grant) Medium Tank.

Id. P.66, fn 11; Id. P. 85; Love, Edmund G, The 27^th Infantry Division in World War II, p.35, 37 (Wash, D.C. Infantry Journal Press, 1949) (hereafter “27^th Inf Div”)

------    CENTRAL PACIFIC

CAMPAIGN ----------------------

The 27^th Inf Div consisted of the 165^th, 105^th and 106^th Inf Reg.

Crowl & Love, p. 44; 27^th Inf Div, p.8 – 13.

GALVANIC, RADM Turner’s command was designated as Task Force (TF) 54.  which was composed of TF 52 (Northern Attack Force), which would assault Makin Atoll, and TF 53 which would assault Tarawa.  RADM Turner retained personal command of TF 54.

Sep- Oct 1943  193d Tk Bn joins the 27^th Inf Div at Schofield Barracks.

27^th Inf Div, p. 23

165^th Regimental Combat Team, 27^th Inf Div designated as main attack element of Northern Attack Force.  TF52 Attack Oder A3-43 attaches 193d Tk Bn (-) to 165^th RCT for GALVANIC.  The 193d Tk Bn assigned the mission of supporting the 2d Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 165^th RCT, landing on Yellow Beach on Bataritari Island.

Crowl & Love, P. 34-35

Elements of Northern Task Force return to Pearl Harbor after final rehersal on Maui.

Crowl & Love, p. 56-57

A/193d Tk Bn Loads M3 tanks on LSD 2 Belle Grove.

Crowl & Love, p. 49; 27^th Inf Div, p.28

Main body of Northern Attach force sails from Pearl Harbor

Crowl & Love, p. 59

Between the tanks and the infantry, A/193 Tk Bn does not support the drive across the island.  After securing the beachhead, G & H/165^th BCT move west to linkup with elements of the 1-165 RCT moving east from Red beach.  E/2-165 RCT moves west towards Kings Warf.  At the end of the first day, the units establish defensive positions on Yellow beach.

27^th Inf Div, p.29

A, G, E/165 RCT supported by A/193d Tk Bn move east past King’s Warf

Crowl & Love, p.91 – 112; 27^th Inf Div, p.25

3-165 RCT relieves 2-165 and continues drive to secure eastern end of Butaritari.  Late that afternoon 193d Tk Bn is alerted to re-embark the following day.

Crowl & Love, p.112-123

At 1030 hrs, elements of 3-165 RCT reach the end of Butaritari and the island is secured.  The 193d Tk Bn (Minus 1 platoon, C/193d Tk Bn) re-embarks.  In the three days, action, A/193d Tk Bn suffered three dead and several wounded.  During the assault on Butaritari, A/193d Tk Bn had the distinction of being the first U. S. unit to capture a Japanese tank intact.

Jay Gruelich, “Jap Tank on Oahu”, Midpacifician, Vol. 2m, No. 23, p1, Col 5 (Honolulu, 1 Feb 1944).

193d Tk Bn re-embarks for Oahu (with the Japanese tank).

Crowl & Love, p.125; 27^th Inf Div, p.55; Gruelich, Id.

27^th Inf Div (-) arrives at Oahu, HA

27^TH Inf Div, p. 55

(Following its return to Oahu, the 193d resumed training.  After Midway, A/193d was selected to be the first element of the 4^th Tk Gp to go through jungle, warefare training.  This was done in ?? along with some USMC aviators.  Approximaely 10 – 11 months prior to Okinawa, the 193d Tk Bn is issued the M4 (Sherman) Medium Tank.

Smarr, interview, 2 Oct. 1986

193d Tank Bn, Light redesignated 193d Tank B.

Unit Data Card

27^th Inf Div lands on Siapan (B/193d Tk Bn is in support).

Spector, 312, 317

4^th Tk Gp is formed, comprised of the 193d and 4 new tank battalions: 762d, 763d and 766^th.  (Personnel from the 193d are used as cadre for these new units, thus ending the predominance of Georgian’s in A/193d Tk Bn.  LTC Willingham will command 763d and 766^th Tk Bn and the 4^th Tk Gp during WWII.)

GO # 103 Hq, USAFCPA, APO 95B dtd 18 Jun 1844

193d Tk Bn assigned to Tenth US Army.

GO # 103, Hq, CPBC, APO 958, dtd 27 Sep 1944

---------------WESTERN PACIFIC

CAMPAIGN-----------------------

(LTC Walter F. Anderson, CDR, 193d Tk Bn)

Smarr, 26 Sep. 1986.

193d Tk Bn arrives at Espiritu Santo and is attached to 27^th Inf Div.

27^th Inf Div, p.523

27^th Inf Div begins relieving 96^th Inf Div in order to take over responsibility for the right flank of the XXIV Corps line.

27^th Inf Div, p. 531-532

27^th Inf Div attacks from Uchitomari area south toward the Urasoe-Mura Escarpment. The 193^rd Tk Bn (“Cowboy”) and 102d EN Bn are given priority for movement through 2-106^th IN area.  However, movement of the 193d Tk Bn across the Machinato Inlet is delayed when Bailey bridges across the Inlet begin receiving Japanese artillery fire and then are damaged by outgoing tide.

Appleman, pp. 190 – 194; 27^th Inf Div., p.551-555, 560

At 0830, A/193d Tk Bn attacks across the Kakazu Gorge in support of 1/105^th IN as part of the 27^th Inf Div attack.  During the attack 22 tanks from 193d Tk Bn are destroyed.

Appleman, p.203

LTC Walter F. Anderson, CDR, 193d Tk Bn is killed when the last bulldozer tank is hit while completing a by-pass around Anderson’s Gulch.

Smarr, 2 Oct 1986

Elements of the 27^th Inf Div complete fighting in the Item Pocket.

Appleman, 267

Of 30 vehicles, 22 are knocked out of action; only 8 return to the assembly area. Some of the tankers remain hidden in Kakazu until 24 Aug 1945 when they are rescued by 1-105^th IN

27^th Inf Div, p. 618-619, 626

Recover of tanks damaged in fighting at Kakazu which belong to A/193 Tk Bn begins

27^th Inf Div, p.619

27^th Inf Div is relieved in place by 1^st Marine Div.

Appleman, p. 267; 27^th Inf Div, p.648 - 649

(Tanks of 193d Tk Bn are redistributed to other TUSA units.

(Smarr states that A/193d may have supported the 96^th Inf Div.)

(The 193d Tk Bn remained on Okinawa until its transfer to Vancouver Barracks in 1946.  A/193d was bivouacked across the road from the Navy long range radio station which relayed the message from Washington to FADM Nimitz of the Japanese Surrender.  At the end of the War only four [Sidney Abernathy, Lovell Dunnigan, George Ivey, and Smarr] of the 70 officers and men who mobilized in Forsyth, Ga in 1941 remained in the unit.  These four were rotated home and discharged prior to the 193d Tk Bn’s return to the U.S.)

 Smarr, interview, 2 Oct. 1986

193 d Tk Bn departs Okinawa aboard USS SEA MARLIN

CM-IN-56016 (9 Jan 46) dtd 7 Jan 1946

193d Tk Bn arrives SFPE (US)

NGB Unit Data Card

Inactivated at Vancouver Barracks Washington

Lineage & Honors Certificate 190^th Tank Bn, 179^th MP Co.

A/193d Tk Bn expanded and redesignated HHC/190 Tank Bn and allotted to the GaARNG

190^th Tank Bn & 179^th MP Co. NGB Unit Data Card

OFF – 6
EM  - 20

Wdsng 325.4, DTD 8 Jul 1947; TAG-GA, GO # 17, dtd 23 May 1947; WD, NGB, Form 100, 8 Jul 1947; subj: Hq & Hq Co, 190^th Tank Battalion; Lineage & Honors Certificate 179^th MP Co; Sawicki, Tank Battalions of the US Army, p.184

OFF – 7
EM  - 73

Ltr, HQ/190 Tank Bn, dtd 6 Dec 48 subj: Roster of HQ & Hq Co 190^th Tank Bn

HHC/190^th Tank Bn redesignated HHS (-Rcn Plt)/190 Hv Tank Bn.

1 Dec 1952
HHS/190 Tank Bn (Med) redesignated HHS/190 Tank Bn

TAG-GA, GO #54, dtd 4 Dec 1952

(Col Willingham, Gp. CDR.)

MTOE: 17-32R

144^th Armd Inf Bn
171^st Armd Inf Bn
160^th Armd Inf Bn
161^st Armd Inf Bn

TAG-GA, SO #304, DTD 1 Nov 1955

1 Nov 1955
HHS/190^th Tank Bn
Redesignated B/161 Tank Bn

TAG-GA, GO #54, dtd 25 Oct 1955 Lineage & Honors Certificate 190^th Tank Bn * 179^th MP Co. Sawicki, Tank Battalions of the US Army, p. 184

1 Nov 1955
HHS/190^th Tank Bn redesignated B/161 Tank Bn

TAG-GA, GO # 54, dtd 25 Oct 1955 Lineage & Honors Certificate 190^th Tank Bn & 179^th MP Co Sawicki, Tank Battalions of the US Army, p.184

HHC/160^th Armor Group redesignated HHC, Combat Cmd C 48^th Armored Div

NGB-AROTO 325.4 Georgia, dtd 1 Jun 1959

B/161 Tank Bn redesignated B/3-214 Arty

Id. At p.5, MTOE: 44-87D

1 Jun 1960 HHC/CCC/48^TH Armored Div reorganized.

TAG-GA, SO #26, dtd 24 May 1960

“Colonel Willingham Relinquishes National Guard Post”, unidentified newspaper article in Unit historical files

HHC/CCC/48^th AR div redesignated HHC, 2d Bde 48^th AR Div

Lineage & Honors Certificate HHD/176 MP Bn

B(-)/3d, AW Bn (SP)-214 Arty redesignated 1^st AW Plt, 3d AW Bn (SP), 214 Arty.

NG-AROTO 325.4 – Georgia, Reorganization Auth No. 64-62, dtd 31 May 62

B/3-214 Art redesignated as c/348 Med Bn

Lineage & Honors Certificate 179^th MP Co.

(COL West assumes command of 2d Bde, 48^th AR Div

HHC, 2d Bde, 48^th Arm Div Redesignated HHD/176 MP Bn C/348 Med Bn redesignated 179 MP Co.

Mtoe: 19-247E

HHD/176 MP Bn & 179 MP Co ordered to State active duty for riot duty in Augusta.  On 13 May the unit was ordered to Athens, GA to assist civil authorities

TAG-GA, GO #43, dtd 11 May 1970, as amended by GO #44, dtd 13 May 1970

HHD/176^th MP Bn ordered to State active duty to render aid to local authorities due to blizzard that blanketed Middle Georgia

TAG-GA, GO #13, dtd 12 Feb 1973

HHD/176 MP Bn redesignated as HHD/148^th Spt Bn and assigned to the 48^th Inf Bde (M). 179^th MP Co redesignated as C/148^th Spt Bn (--).

TAG-GA, GO #117, dtd 30 Nov 1973

148^th Spt Bn reorganized under new MTOE (29-075-H)

TAG-GA, GO #94, dtd 31 July 1975 NGB-ARO-O Reorganization Authority No. 331-75, dtd 30 Jun 1975

148^th Spt Bn designated to ‘roundout’ 24^th Inf DISCOM.

MOA, TAG-GA, cg, hq usarr iv and cg 24^TH Inf Div & FS, dtd 1 Dec 1975, subj: Reserve Component Affiliation

148^th Spt Bn reorganized.  C (-)/ 148^th Spt Bn redesignated I/C/148^th Spt Bn. D/148^th Bn transferred to Atlanta

TAG-GA, GO #

D/148^th Spt Bn redesignated 348^th Med Co; D/148^th Spt Bn redesignated 648^th Mnt Co: Both units ? to 148^th Spt Bn

TAG-GA, PO #23-1, dtd 22 Mar 1979

448^th Ord Det (TOW Msl) organized at Jackson, Ga.; attached to 648^th Mnt Co. (FS)

TAG-GA, PO #84-3, DTD 30 Sept 1980

448^th Ord Det (TOW Msl) PCS to Forsyth, GA

TAG, PO # 36-1, dtd: Jun 1981

1/C/148^th Spt Bn (-) redesignated 1/648^th Mnt Co. (FS)

TAG-GA. PO #11-1, dtd 26 Feb 1982

(448^th Ord Det [TOW Msl] attached to 648^th Mnt Co. (FS)

TAG-GA, PO 24-1, dtd 11 Mar 1983

(448^th Ord Det attached to 1/648 Mnt (FS)

TAG-GA, PO 30-1, dtd 28 Mar 1983

BHB Quitman Guards (Forsyth)
A Co. Atlanta
B Co. (Macon Guards) ( Macon)
C Co. (Hancock Blues)(Sparta)
D Co. (-) )Jackson Rifles)(Jackson)
1/d Co. (Quitman Guards (Forsyth)
2/D Co. (Metter)
448^th Grd Det (Msl)( Forsyth).

MTOE: 63005jng02 b50608

OLD                               NEW
HHD (Forsyth)            HHD
A CO (PS) (Atlanta)      D Co
B Co. (Med) (Macon)      C Co
C Co. (S&S) (Sparta)     A Co

TAG-GA PO 41`-2, dtd 1 May 1987

D/148 Spt Bn redesignated B/148 FSB.  Det 1, D/148^th Spt Bn redesignated Det 1, B/148 FSB (No change in mission).

TAG-GA, PO #41-1, dtd 1 May 1987

D/148^th FSB redesignated 118 Pers Svc Co and assigned to Trp Cmd.