2nd Armored Division US Army
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Description
Known as Hell On Wheels
The 2nd Armored Division was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia on 15 July 1940. It was originally commanded by Major General Charles L. Scott, with Colonel George S. Patton, Jr. in charge of training.
The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army. The division played an important role during World War II in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily and the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and the invasion of Germany. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in West Germany. After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995. Its units were later transferred to the 4th Infantry Division.
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Special Instructions
Donated by Irving Noonday Lions
A Service Club in the Irving area serving since 1957. We have about 40 members and meet weekly at Noon on Wednesday at the Golden Corral Restaurant-1701 N Beltline Rd Irving, TX 75060
The Irving Noon-Day Lions conduct several Vision Clinics during the IISD school year. Students are referrd byn their school nurses through the Head Nurse's Office and come to the Irving YMCA to be screened by an Optomitrist on the Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation Vision Van (a 40 foot Blue Bird equipped with 2 doctor stations and other screening equipment). They pick out a frame and the glasses are then delivered to the school in 3-4 weeks. This provides them with better vision in the classroom which has been shown to improve performance.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
INDLC partners with the Irving Schools Foundation to annually offer a $1,000 scholarship to one student from each of the 4 High Schools in the Irving ISD. The students are selected based on acedemic performance, community service and monetary need.