Last updated: May 19, 2023
Place
American Armored Forces Memorial
NPS / Claire Hassler
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible
The U.S. has used tanks in conflicts since World War I. Armored forces included tanks, but also armored infantry, field artillery, engineers, tank destroyer units, and support units. The memorial was dedicated in 1991.
Inscriptions
ARMORED FORCES
FORGING THE THUNDERBOLT
"A BALANCED TEAM OF COMBAT ARMS AND SERVICES
OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE AND EQUAL PRESTIGE."
Maj. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee
Father of the American
Armored Force