page_title: 758th Tank Battalion (United States)
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: 758th Tank Battalion (United States) / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Order of Battle and condensed T&amp;OE of US Tank Battalion, November 1944
context_page_description: The 758th Tank Battalion was a tank battalion of the United States Army that served during World War II. The first armored unit to consist of African-American soldiers, the 758th was formed in 1941 and served in Italy.
context_section_description: The 758th was re-designated as the 64th Heavy Tank Battalion from 1949 to 1957. Today the unit exists as the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division. The 1–64th has served with distinction in several armed conflicts including Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit currently operates from Fort Stewart, Georgia.
  The African elephant remains the insignia of the unit and has earned them the nickname "The Tusker Regiment". Today they are known as the "Desert Rogues."
caption: World War II Tank Battalion Structure – November 1944.
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