Ft. Knox, Kentucky

M48 Patton Tank

In the war of 1812 one half of the persons killed in the war were Kentuckians.   Kentuckians have been willing to shoulder the burdens in difficult times through history.

In the 1930s Ft. Knox was the home of the Army's armored force.  Gold shipments made in the 1930s were made by rail and the gold bars were transported by truck over to the Treasury Department vault facility.  Fort Knox armed forces personnel escorted the trucks to the gold vault.

The 1st Armored Division was activated in July 1940 in Fort Knox, Kentucky.  The Division fought in North Africa and in Italy in World War II.

The M48 Patton tank was built from 1952 to 1959.  It was used for many years after 1959.  For many years Ft. Knox was the home of armor such that a soldier that specialized in armor would eventually serve at Ft. Knox some time in his or her career.