Seeking records of 36th Infantry Division Band & 49th Armored Division Band

Dear Chief Warrant Officer Lightsey,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog but were unable to locate unit records for National Guard divisions during the 1960s. However, we did locate the Decimal Files, 1922 - 1963; the Central Subject Files, 1963 - 1974; the Army National Guard History Files, 1949 - 1963; and Organization Planning Files, 1963 - 1974 in the Records of the National Guard Bureau (Record Group 168) that may have records related to the 36th Infantry Division and 49th Armored Division bands in the 1960s. For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) at archives2reference@nara.gov.

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Because these units were not federalized at the time, there may be limited or no information regarding them at the National Archives. We suggest that you contact the Adjutant General for the State of Texas and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for assistance with locating state level records. Plus, if you have not done so already, we suggest contacting the U.S. Army Center of Military History and the Texas Military Forces Museum for assistance with your unit history research.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!