It was briefly reformed in the Colorado Army National Guard postwar.

Constituted 1 September 1940 in the National Guard as the 193rd Tank Battalion and partially organized by redesignation of divisional light tank companies from various states as follows; Organization completed and battalion inducted into Federal service on 20 January 1941 at Fort Benning, Georgia (Headquarters Company organized at Fort Benning from personnel of companies which had been inducted 8 January 1941 at home stations[1] Battalion allotted, less lettered companies, to the Colorado National Guard 10 May 1946; concurrently the 983rd Field Artillery Battalion was consolidated with the 193rd Tank Battalion.

Battalion ordered into active federal service at Colorado Springs 3 September 1950.

[1] Battalion broken up 1 February 1959 and elements converted, redesignated or consolidated as follows; World War I Streamer without inscription World War II Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945[1] Per fess indented azure and or, in chief a fleur-de-lis argent, in base a sheathed Roman sword, point to base and a snake coiled to strike vert The crest is that of the Colorado Army National Guard The shield is blue and yellow in reference to early service of the 983rd Field Artillery Battalion as infantry and Cavalry.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry