Patch and Distinctive Unit Insignia
Constituted 21 April 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 6th Tank Group
Activated 23 April 1942 at Camp Bowie, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Armored Group
Inactivated 22 October 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts
Disbanded 2 July 1952
Reconstituted 21 February 1975 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Definition from US Army Center of Military History