The 32nd Armor Regiment was activated 15 April 1941 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. Along with the 33rd Armor they were the only two of the six armor regiments (the others belonging to the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions) to have ever been deployed in full regimental formation (during World War II.) All other armor units were deployed at the battalion level.
Signees
Clarence Smoyer
Clarence Edward Smoyer, born in 1923 in Pennsylvania, served as a tank gunner in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Armored Division, known as the “Spearhead Division,” during World War II. Drafted in 1943, he underwent training [Read more]