▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁ 9 7 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Rh odes ▁Sch ol ars ▁Category : Comp an ions ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁neu ros ur ge ons ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sher bro oke <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division , ▁nick named ▁" Old ▁Ir ons ides ," ▁is ▁a ▁combined ▁arms ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁The ▁division ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁III ▁Corps ▁and ▁oper ates ▁out ▁of ▁Fort ▁Bl iss ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁arm ored ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁Army ▁to ▁see ▁battle ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Current ▁structure ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁Major ▁General ▁Patrick ▁Mat lock ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁command ▁group ▁consists ▁of : ▁Command ing ▁General : ▁Major ▁General ▁Patrick ▁Mat lock ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁( Oper ations ): ▁Colonel ▁Col in ▁P . ▁T ule y ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁( Support ): ▁Colonel ▁Matthew ▁L . ▁E ich burg ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁( M ane u ver ): ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Le igh ▁R . ▁T ing ey ▁Chief