LINEAGE
Constituted 24 November 1942 as the 20th Armored Division.
Activated 15 March 1943 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Camp Hood, Texas.
COMMANDER IN COMBAT
Major General Orlando Ward - Assumed command September 1944
ORDER OF BATTLE
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Armored Division
30th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
220th Armored Engineer Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command A, 20th Armored Division
Headquarters and Headquarters Company Combat Command B, 20th Armored Division
Headquarters, Reserve Command, 20th Armored Division
9th Tank Battalion
20th Tank Battalion
27th Tank Battalion
8th Armored Infantry Battalion
65th Armored Infantry Battalion
70th Armored Infantry Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery
412th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
413th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
414th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Trains
220th Armored Medical Battalion
138th Armored Ordnance Battalion
160th Armored Signal Company
WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION
Central Europe
