Tank Corps, National Army

Tank Corps of the National Army
Activeestablished 9 March 1918
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Part ofNational Army
Commanders
CommanderIra Clinton Welborn

The Tank Corps, National Army, was the stateside tank unit of the United States Army during and after World War I. Preceded by the Tank Service of the National Army of 15 February 1918 in the 65th Engineers at Camp Meade, the service was removed from the Engineer Corps and organized as the Tank Corps, National Army, with command transferring from Col H. H. Ferguson to Col Ira Clinton Welborn on 9 March.