Known as the Fighting Aces, 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery ... of the division. The insignia is designed from the triangular coat-of-arms of the American World War II Tank Corps.

BALTIMORE — Steve Melnikoff wore the patch during the D-Day invasion of Europe 78 years ago as he crouched in a tank landing ship off Omaha Beach, German artillery shells screaming over his head.

As part of the mechanization of the Army and the buildup for World War II, cavalry ... named his division the same. The history and lineage of the 1st Armored Division patch is as unique as ...