The 787th Tank Battalion was organized 14 January 1943 in the United States Army, 3rd Battalion, 16th Armored Regiment, within the 16th Armored Division.
was activated to train for combat service at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas 15 July 1943.
On 10 September 1943 the regiment was relieved from division command of the 16 AD.
So often was the case that, as records show, only one tank battalion stayed with the original assigned unit throughout the duration of WWII.
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