48th Armored Division (United States)

The 48th "Hurricane" Infantry Division was formed on 15 September 1946 by Florida and Georgia National Guardsmen.

The division conducted its first annual training from 18 July to 1 August 1948 at Fort Jackson.

On 1 October 1957 the 48th Armored Division headquarters was transferred from Macon, Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida, as Major General Maxwell Snyder took command.

When the Army National Guard experienced its next major reorganization in 1967, the 48th Armored Division was chosen for inactivation, which occurred on 1 January 1968.

The number "48" was carried on by the Georgia National Guard and is today the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

The 48th Division "Ghost" patch used during World War II.
Elements of the 48th Armored Division, circa 1960, probably the 124th Infantry of Florida.
Shoulder patch used by the National Guard 48th Infantry Division from 16 February 1949 to 1 November 1955. [ 1 ]
A platoon from Co A, 124th Infantry , 48th Infantry Division, Florida National Guard circa 29 March 1948. Note the use of the "Ghost Division" patch. For a short time, circa 1948, at least part of the National Guard 48th Infantry Division used this patch before a new patch (the red and white star) was designed.