For more than a century and a half, the California National Guard has had a proud history of serving the State of California as well as the Nation. It was in San Francisco on July 27,1849 that began 160 years of being Always Ready, Always There.
340th BSB we are, descendants of 149th Armor Regiment that dated back in 1895. OUR History:
Organized 5 August 1895 in the California National Guard at S
alinas as Troop C, Cavalry
Redesignated 1 May 1911 as Troop C, 1st Squadron of Cavalry
Mustered into Federal service 26 June 1916 at Sacramento; mustered out of Federal service 17 November 1916 at Los Angeles
Drafted into Federal service 5 November 1917
Reorganized and redesignated 3 October 1917 as Company B, 145th Machine Gun Battalion, an element of the 40th Division
Demobilized 20 May 1919 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California
Reorganized and Federally recognized 18 June 1924 in the California National Guard at Salinas as the 40th Tank Company and assigned to the 40th Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1940 as Company C, 194th Tank Battalion, and relieved from assignment to the 40th Division
Inducted into Federal service 10 February 1941 at Salinas
Surrendered 9 April 1942 to the Japanese 14th Army in the Philippine Islands
Inactivated 2 April 1946 in the Philippine Islands
Expanded and redesignated 21 June 1946 as the 199th Tank Battalion
Reorganized and Federally recognized 27 May 1947 with Headquarters at Salinas
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1949 as the 149th Heavy Tank Battalion and assigned to the 49th Infantry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1950 as the 149th Tank Battalion
Consolidated 1 May 1959 with the 170th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 149th Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Medium Tank Battalion and the 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, elements of the 49th Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 3d Battalions, elements of the 49th Infantry Division, and the 4th Medium Tank Battalion
Reorganized 1 April 1964 to consist of the 1st and 3d Battalions, elements of the 49th Infantry Division, and the 4th Battalion
Reorganized 29 January 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion
Reorganized 13 January 1974 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 40th Infantry Division
Withdrawn 19 January 1988 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
(1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 1 May 1992 at home stations; released from active Federal service 9 May 1992 and reverted to state control)
(Location of Headquarters changed 1 June 1996 to the Presidio of Monterey; on 1 October 1999 to Seaside, California|Seaside)
Ordered into active Federal service 14 August 2002 at home stations; released from active Federal service 2 September 2003 and reverted to state control
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 149th Armored Regiment
Consolidated 1 September 2007 with the 340th Support Battalion and consolidated unit designated as the 340th Support Battalion
