World War Tank Corps Association

[vonmoen]

I thought I'd start an official thread on the World War Tank Corps Association, which was formed shortly after WW1 for Tank Corps Veterans and expanded to include WW2 and Korean War Vets as well. I don't have much info, and only a few items that I can post.

 

Item 1, a WWTCA reunion medal. Detroit, 1931.

 

[vonmoen]

Item 2, a membership pin, after the association included WW2 and Korean Vets.

 

[vonmoen]

Item 3, a members medal, date unknown, prior to 1945.

 

[vonmoen]

Item 4, 50th reunion article taken from Armor magazine, circa 1968.

 

[haw68]

On 6/12/2017 at 9:03 PM, vonmoen said:

Item 3, a members medal, date unknown, prior to 1945.

 

This design was first manufactured by Robbins in September 1938.

[KevinBeyer]

I've never heard of the World War Tank Corps association before. 

It is interesting to me that the Robbins badge from 1938 still used the version of tank from WWI when it had been completely redesigned 20 years later.  Do you know if they changed their design after 1945?

 

Thank you for sharing these pieces.

[atb]

1 hour ago, KevinBeyer said:

I've never heard of the World War Tank Corps association before. 

It is interesting to me that the Robbins badge from 1938 still used the version of tank from WWI when it had been completely redesigned 20 years later.  Do you know if they changed their design after 1945?

 

Thank you for sharing these pieces.

The key reason is in the organization's name, "World War."