30th Armored Division

Original post-WWII issue shoulder sleeve insignia of the 30th Armored Division.

The eleventh unit of the Tennessee National Guard, the 30th Armored Division was formed by a reorganization of the 30th Infantry Division in 1954, with units from North Carolina and South Carolina remaining in the 30th Infantry Division and units from Tennessee being separated to form the 30th Army Division.

Nicknamed the "Volunteers" in honor of its home state, the Division was never federalized during wartime at any point in its brief history. It was, however, called upon to support law enforcement efforts during serious civilian incidents such as the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. The 30th Armored Division was deactivated in December 1973.

Like all armored units, the 30th Armored's shoulder sleeve insignia