ze ▁Star . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁received ▁ 5 , 4 7 8 ▁Pur ple ▁He arts . ▁Two ▁division ▁soldiers ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II : ▁Private ▁Nicholas ▁Min ue ▁and ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁Thomas ▁W eld on ▁F ow ler . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁flag ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Port ▁of ▁Emb ark ation ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁de activ ated ▁at ▁Camp ▁Kil mer , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁component ▁headquarters ▁and ▁units ▁which ▁remained ▁in ▁Germany ▁were ▁ret ask ed ▁and ▁renamed ▁as ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Const ab ul ary . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁bu il dup ▁of ▁American ▁forces , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁division ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁divisions ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁to ▁integrate ▁black ▁soldiers ▁throughout ▁the ▁ranks , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁combat - ready ▁arm ored ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁contin ental ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁M 4 8 ▁Pat ton ▁tank . ▁Training ▁for ▁nuclear ▁war ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁theme ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁tests ▁of ▁the ▁"