Description

The 27th Armored Division was a United States Army formation. It was part of the New York Army National Guard in the 1950s and 1960s.

Activation
In February, 1955 a reorganization of the Army National Guard included reorganizing the 27th Infantry Division as the 27th Armored Division.  This included exchanging the black and red “NYD” (New York Division) shoulder patch for the triangle-shaped patch of the Army’s armor divisions. The 27th Armored Division was called the “Empire Division,” after New York’s nickname, the Empire State.

The division headquarters was originally in Buffalo, and was later moved to Syracuse.

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