761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association

The 761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association is currently in the middle of restucturing, be sure to check back on this page for more information.

Reunions

Explore some of the former 761st Reunions
2008 Reunion

The 60th Annual Reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion & Allied Veterans Association was held from Thursday August 28th through Sunday August 31st, 2008, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.

2007 Reunion

The 59th annual reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association was held in Detroit, Michigan, from Thursday August 23rd through Saturday August 25th at the Embassy Suites serving Detroit, Troy and Auburn Hills.

2006 Reunion

The 58th annual reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association was held in Killeen, Texas from Thursday August 17th, until Sunday August 20th at the Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. The Association held its 48th annual reunion here almost 10 years ago, to the day, in August 1996. Lt. Col. Wilbert Byrd […]

2005 Reunion

The 57th Annual Reunion was held August 18 -21, 2005, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana (note, eight days after the Reunion ended, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana.)

2004 Reunion

The 56th Annual Reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association was held in Washington D.C.from Thursday, August 26th, to Sunday, August 29th, 2004, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Old Town Alexandria. Photos from the 2004 Reunion are available in the Gallery (thanks to Floyd Dade and his daughter Shelli Hill.)

Reunions (70s -80s)

1972 Reunion,Chicago 1-3 September 1989 Reunion,Hilton Head, S.C. 1989Reunion (Hilton Head, S.C.)photo courtesy of AaronDotson, COL, USA Ret

1961 Reunion

Thirteenth Reunion, 1-3 September 1961 Chicago IL Material provided by daughter Irmgard M. Cooper

Reunions (1950s)

1951 ReunionThird Reunion, 24-26 August 1951 Detroit MI 1954 ReunionSixth Reunion, 1954 Chicago IL 1958 ReunionTenth Reunion, 29-30 August 1958 Detroit MI Material provided by daughter Irmgard M. Cooper

63rd Reunion (2011)

The 63rd Annual reunion was held in Tampa, Florida Thursday, August 18 to Sunday morning August 21, 2011 at the Embassy Suites Tampa—Airport/ Westshore hotel. Linked are copies of Newsletter pages about the Reunion.
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62rd Reunion (2010)

The 62nd Annual Reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion & Allied Veterans Association was held at the Hilton Hotel in Oak Lawn, Illinois, one of the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. Linked are copies of Newsletter pages about the Reunion.
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61st Reunion (2009)

The 61st Annual Reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion & Allied Veterans Association (like the 60th) aslo was held from at the Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. Below are copies of two Newsletter pages about the Reunion.
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60th Reunion (2008)

The 60th Annual Reunion of the 761st Tank Battalion & Allied Veterans Association was held from Thursday August 28th through Sunday August 31st, 2008, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. Below is a copy of the Newsletter page describing the Reunion.
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