Army - 758th Tank Battalion, Distinctive Unit Insignia without Text - Hoodie Reconnaissance Troop Soldiers of The Old Guard

Soldiers of The Old Guard maintain the highest standards of military appearance

honoring the skilled technicians who maintain America's naval fleet

and every decision potentially life-or-death

A Legacy of Leadership and Service

Army - 758th Tank Battalion, Distinctive Unit Insignia without Text - Hoodie Reconnaissance Troop Soldiers of The Old GuardThe U. S. Army's First All African American Tank Unit. The U. S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion in 1941. It was the first all black armored unit. By December 1944 they were fighting the Axis Powers in Northern Italy, from the Ligurian Sea through the Po Valley and into the Apennine Mountains. They helped breach the Gothic Line, the Germans' last major defensive line of the Italian Campaign. The distinctive unit insignia was a tusked elephant