Talk:70th Armor Regiment

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I really don't know enough to clean this up, but it seems to be somewhat confused between the parent regiment (70th Armor) and the single active battalion (2-70 Armor). Should they be separate pages? Shimgray | talk | 23:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

70th Tank and 70th Armor Consolidation

I've been adding or updating articles on the Normandy assault tank battalions (70th, 741st, 743rd, 745th, 747th) when I came across the 70th. Turns out, like shamgray says, the 70th tank and 70th Armor needed consolidation. Also found much in 70th Tank article that was incomplete or wrong. Decided to take on the challenge of filling out both. WW2 history of 70th tank was a challenge, but straightforward. Historical records are available and although not complete, there is enough overlap to paint a full picture. Post WW2 data is all but nonexistent and represents a challenge reflected by thh "Under construction" label. Korean War info is available, but represents another month or more of research.

Modern history of 70th Armor represented a challenge of a different sort. Official unit histories and lineages are no longer published on the web, and other verifiable objective sources are practically mute regarding activations, inactivations, locations, and activities of the 70th Armor's battalions. Progress was very slow and laborious. It is still incomplete. However, I am certain of the details contained in the version I have just posted. I only ask:

If you are going to make changes of substance to this article, please contact me first. Let's reach a consensus and be sure that any factual changes to the entry can be backed up by documentation and are not recollection of a friend, neighbor, or family member.

Yes, there is a certain pride of authorship after working on this for three months. However, the pride is in the content, not the format. I'm happy for anybody to improve the article—there is plenty of room for that! Please just be sure it is factually accurate and verifiable. The men who served in this great outfit hae created their own legend. It needs no embellishment. Thanks. Greg

Bilhartz (talk) 21:36, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Korean War activation

Hello, I read the following opening sentence in the Korean War subsection and found something troubling: "At the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the 70th Heavy Tank Battalion was still performing its duties as a support unit for the Armor School at Fort Knox. The 70th was alerted for movement to San Francisco on 7 June and began preparations for deployment to Korea."

What bothers me is the North Korean forces didn't begin offensive actions against South Korea until 25-26 June, 1950 if memory serves correct. So why were they alerted for movement and deployment to Korea on 7 June? By every account I've read the NK attack was a near complete surprise to South Korea and MacArthur's Far East command in Tokyo. Is it possible that the date the 70th received their alert orders was 7 July instead of 7 June? Perhapse someone with better access to the 70th's historical data might want to check into ths possible error? Sector001 (talk) 23:54, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Response: Accept this task to track down. Replied on Sector001 (talk). In the process of moving. Will get to it! 22:49, 3 June 2013 (UTC) Bilhartz (talk)

Action: Finally got to this. Had to buy "Strike Swiftly Korea" to access it again. Don't know where 7 June came from! SSK clearly states alerted on 8 July. Article has been corrected. Good catch. Bilhartz (talk) 03:19, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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