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Inactivation Ceremony of the 3d Armored Division
October 17, 1992

 

SEQUENCE OF CEREMONY EVENTS:

  • Formation of Troops
  • Pre-Ceremonial Concert
  • Entrance of Official Party
  • Honors
  • Sound Off
  • Inspection
  • Detachment and Colors Forward
  • National Anthem
  • Casing Ceremony
  • Remarks
  • Taps
  • Garry Owen / Armor Center March / Army Song
  • Departure of the Official Party
  • Reception

HOST:

MG Paul E. Funk
CG, United States Army Armor Center

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS:

GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
Chief Of Staff, United States Army

LTG Fredrick M. Franks, Jr.
CG, Training And Doctrine Command

COMMANDER OF TROOPS:

BG Larry R. Jordan, Assistant Commandant
United States Army Armor School

PARTICIPATING UNITS:

Dragoons Band
194th Armored Brigade
1st Armor Training Brigade
12th Cavalry Regiment
Medical Department Activity
Dental Activity
Law Enforcement Command
U.S. Army NCO Academy
A Battery, 77th Field Artillery, TF 1-10, 194th SAB
3D Armored Division Veterans

3AD COMBAT CAMPAIGN LINEAGE:

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Defense Of Saudi Arabia
Liberation And Defense Of Kuwait

FINAL ORDER OF INACTIVATION:

Department of the Army
Headquarters, United States Army, Europe,
and Seventh Army
APO AE 09014

Permanent Orders 144-5
19 August 1992
Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
3D Armored Division (WAEKAA) APO 09039

Following Organization/Unit Action Directed.

Action: Unit Inactivated
Assigned To: Control, Headquarters, Department of the Army
Mission: Not Applicable
Effective Date: 15 August 1992 (VOCO Confirmed)
Authority: AR 220-5 And AR 310-49
For The Commander in Chief:
/S/
Dwayne J. Viergutz
Chief, Editorial Branch

CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS:

HQ, 3D Armored Division
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan, CSA
LTG Jerry R. Rutherford
MG Paul E. Funk
CSM Joe T. Hill
CSM Richard L. Ross

1st Brigade
BG William L. Nash
SFC Eddie G. Fullbright

2D Brigade
LTC Robert W. Hambridge
1SG Timothy W. Hastings

3D Brigade
COL Leroy R. Goff
1SG Craig A. Clemens

Combat Aviation Brigade
COL Charles M. Burke
1SG Michael G. Nelson

Division Artillery Brigade
COL John Michitsch
CSM Thomas Carr

Division Support Command
COL Daniel Eby
MSG Joe W. Goldsmith

Division Engineer Brigade
COL John Morris
1SG Anthony M. Hopkins

  NOTE: Not included below from the Program are the following: (1) bio and photo of Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan [Army Chief of Staff]; (2) bio and photo of Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk; (3) brief history of the division; (4) list of 3AD commanding generals; (5) background of the 3AD shoulder patch; and (6) brief story of "Old Bill," a symbol of armor & cavalry.

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