All the U.S. Army Infantry Divisions and Their Patches that Fought in Europe During World War II.
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What is truly amazing is the ratio of days in combat for these infantry divisions and the number of casualties for each division. While that division was in combat. The 78th Infantry Division is a example. Days in combat 125 days. Casualties for that period 8146. That's 65 casualties a day. Over a three-month span. Makes you appreciate their sacrifice more. God bless these men.
by that metric the 82nd Airborne was a very safe unit to be in. 400 days, 9k casualties.
@@BaikalTii Yes, same for 101st. Those two divisions were the strategic reserves (why they got thrown into the Battle of the Bulge) and spent a lot of their time either training for the next jump - that never happened - or guarding 'quiet' sectors. The devastating part was so many units went into combat at full strength (or over-strength for D-Day) and had 25% casualties in the first week; such as the IL NG 84th Division "Lincoln" or "Railsplitters" Division near the Holland/Germany border.
@twostep1953 the point is that using casualty statistics as measure of the valor of a unit is misleading.
@@BaikalTii I disagree. I randomly selected this particular division as an example. 65 casualties a day. Now this is not an exact count of casualties for each and every day. The exact casualties count would vary from day to day. These soldiers were dying and getting seriously wounded in large numbers. These soldiers remain ((steadfast)) in the battle. Even though many of their comrades were getting seriously injured or killed. As tragic as it is. This vast number of deaths and serious injuries is a true measure of the true valor of these men. Their actions speaks louder than words.
@@user-go1pl6em3n you appreciate that 'casualty ' doesn't mean only killed and wounded, right?
These late war leg units were filled with reluctant draftees.
How many let themselves get trench foot? Or surrendered unnecessarily?
Your argument is weak.
My Uncle, 29th, mortarman. Never said a word about his trek across France. I only found out at his funeral. He never knew I was a student of military history. One of the few people I wish I could have back just for a while. RIP Uncle.
Good video! You might mention that divisions 1-25 were regular army, 26-50 were national guard, while 51 and up were wartime draftee divisions. You left out 17th Airborne. You might note that the 13th Airborne Div was in France but never put into combat. Prior to arrival ms of its troops were used replacements for 82 and 101.
It would be more accurate to say that 51 and up were, and many still are, Army Reserve Divisions.
My grand uncle served in the 84th Infantry Division. He died of wounds sustained on January 6th, 1945. My grandmother gave me his Purple Heart.
A medal to Treasure and remember
My great grandfather was in the 84th infantry division also and was injured in December of 44 after driving over a German land mine barely survived
Wonderful videos such as this allows me an opportunity to describe an injustice-this one done to my father who was a machine-gunner with the 9th ID IN WWII.
The slight my dad suffered was an administrative one, but one that haunted him until his death in 1996. Dad trained as an anti-tank gunner with the 69th ID from May 1943 until he was sent overseas as a replacement to the 9th in 1944. Since they needed machine gunners more than anti tank personnel, they made him a machine gunner in a Weapons Platoon.
He landed with the 9th on June 14, 1944 at Omaha Beach and was knocked out by artillery fire sometime during the fighting at St. Lo. He was listed as KIA, but regained consciousness two days later when Graves Registration personnel noticed his body moving.
Consequently, he was eventually discharged after Germany's surrender in spring of 1945. BUT…because he trained as anti-tank, he was awarded NEITHER a Purple Heart nor the Combat Infantryman's Badge. When I looked into this after his death, the Army sent me his records, but said they had to go by his 69th Division training???, which made NO sense to me, especially when his combat record detailed his wounding as a machine gunner with the 9th in Normandy and his encounter with Graves Registration as he lay in a pile of KIA.
Has anyone else had this type of misinformation provided them by the DOD? Are there any options available to me? I’ve already had my Congressman look into this with essentially identical results.
My uncle fought with the 100 th Infantry Division. He was one of only two in his company that wasn’t killed or wounded.
Little known fact - the combat losses for the 66th dont include some 800 that were lost when the Leopoldville was sunk off of Cherbourg. The circumstances around the loss of the Leopoldville were classified until the 1990's, yet every member of the 66th who survived the sinking was awarded both the French and Belgian Croix de Guerre. My uncle was one of those survivors.
A mentor of mine, who has passed on was a member of the 4th Division. He gave me a bayonet he took off a German solider, he painted a red diamond on it. I still have it, he was proud of his division. I did a stretch with the 78th Division (the Electric Tomato!) it is now a "training" division.
Thank you. I served in the Army from 1978-2006. I wore a number of these patches and saw many of the others. This is a brilliant presentation. Thank you very much!
@BaduilaChalkeus Which unit stayed with you the longest? Which one do you feel you belong to more?
And on a separate note, I drink coffee with Vet sometimes before we go off to work. And he said once he was stationed in Germany in the 1970's. I would like to know what unit's were there in the 70's. Can you point in me in the right direction?
I had three uncles fight in the Pacific.
My father was in the 101st, broke his back on the last practice jump, recovered, and was sent to the 82nd.
He had three combat stars, a silver star, and purple heart.
He was transferred to the Air Force in 1947, and retired in '64.
Four years later I was born, followed by my sister in '69, and brother in '71, his fifth child, when he was 49.
He was one tough man.
My older brother has his flag and medals on display.
Thanks for this video.
The 82nd and 101st were actually called "Airborne Infantry Divisions" So they do in fact count as infantry divisions.
You did miss including the 17th Airborne Division in their campaigns include Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaign. They entered combat on 25 December 1944 with 45 days in combat and had 6,745 casualties.
Side note, of the divisions listed they were and are broken into three categories. Active Army, National Guard and Army Reserve. Divisions 1-25 are Active Army, 26-45 were National Guard Divisions and 63 - 104 were Army Reserve Divisions. Although several numbered divisions were not activated which accounts for the gaps. So prior to WW2 the 82nd and 101st Airborne were Army reserve units. Additionally with the Combat Arms Regimental designation you can tell Active Army versus National Guard/Army Reserve units. This works for Infantry, Artillery, Armor/Cavalry units. One and two digits are always Active Army units. 3 digits are National Guard or Army Reserve units. This 1st Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment (7th INF Regiment) is an Active Army unit, whereas 1st Battalion 262 Infantry is an Army Reserve Unit. This is true for all Combat Arms Regiment, well with one current exception; Airborne Infantry/Artillery.
Remember 82nd and 101st were originally Reserve Divisions, they were kept on Active Duty and changed to the roles of the Active Army after WW2 because they were the Airborne Divisions with all the battle streamers. The 11th, 13th and the 17th Airborne Infantry Divisions saw little to no action and thus nothing to greatly distinguish them as the 82nd and 101st had. The 11th was deactivated in 1958 and only recently reactivated in Alaska in 2022. the 13th and 17th were deactivated at the end of the war. The 11th saw action in the Philippines and the 13th while arriving in the European Theater briefly never saw action.
My father was in the 79th Infantry Division 313th Regiment. His first action was in LaHaye DuPuit in house to house fighting. He served as a combat infantryman and came out without a scratch. The closest he came to being injured was when his helmet was split by a mortar shell fragment. He spent his 19th birthday in a foxhole in France during the battle of the Forest of Parroy.
My father was also 79th 313 regiment!
I don't remember what battalion, but I know he was in Easy Company. What about your father? LaHaye Dupuit was in July of 1944. The 79th Infantry came ashore at Utah Beach on June 12. My father was a replacement for those who were killed. He told me the story of when he first entered combat. They brought one of those big transport trucks and unloaded a bunch of bodies in body bags and then loaded the truck up with replacements--him included.
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One of my Dad's cousins said he entered Europe through southern France. Also said he was a buck private who cleaned generals' toilets in the finest of French chateaus. Didn't think to much of them even 50 years after the fact. I thought he said he was in the 90th Infantry Division. Ultimately, on January 17th, 1945, he said he was pulled into the line somewhere in the Ardennes where he went on his first patrol, got lost and then popped up over a little hill where he met a German. He said the German shot first and ended his 60 minutes of combat. He was hit in the right eye where the bullet went out the temple. Surprisingly the German took mercy on him and delivered him to a POW camp where the medics got some sulfa on him. After that the Germans delivered him to a convent because they didn't think he would make it. The US Army picked him up two months later and sent him home where I grew up calling him Uncle Jack.
How do I find which division he served in?
I had three of 5 uncles fight during WW2. One in the Pacific campaign(U.S. Navy), two in Europe(both in Army). All three returned home with minor injuries, but all affected by war non the less. The other two joined during the Korean War and Vietnam(U.S. Marine Corps) both returned home, one on his feet, one in a box, killed during the Tet offensive in DaNang. I get down on my knees every night and thank god I had the pleasure of knowing 4 of my five uncles.❤❤❤❤❤.
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My Father served in the 45th during WW2. I now own his medals and a few patches, including the swastika patch.
My Grandfather served in the 45th too! He was in the 180th Regiment and was a forward observer. I have one of his Purple Hearts and the letters and pictures he sent home!
God bless your pops. I used to volunteer in the 45th Infantry Museum and still visit regularly.
@@TheSaturnV Oh, cool. What did you do as a volunteer?
@@TheSaturnV that still in OKC?
@@PolPotsPieHoleyes it is not to far from the okc zoo.
My Father was in the Marines but he had a Home Town Buddy in the 106th.
He got a letter from his friend post marked London and replied.
Two weeks later, his letter came back marked - Deceased.
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My dad served in the 86th and then the 1st. His military awards were passed to me, his oldest son and I in return passed them onto dad’s grandsons along with other memorabilia of his wartime experience. Much honored but not very willing to talk about it.
My grandfather served with Baker Battery, 220th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, wounded 23April1945. Love and miss you, grandpa.
30th ID was also called Roosevelt’s SS by the Germans.
I know that's you sam
@@nicholasstilley2370 sorry no idea who Sam is. I was a 30th ID, 120th Regt, 2nd Bat, E Company re-enactor years ago. Loved the unit history and meeting veterans.
@@tackle47That was my great grandpa's unit. He was one of the people that was on Hill 314 at Mortain
@@jacksonherman9922 those guys were heroes, underrepresented but crucial to saving the breakout. He was not from Peoria was he? Meet a great guy George from Peoria who was a 120th vet in the 90’s.
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One of my Grandfathers was a POW in the 104th. He died when I was very young so I honestly don't even remember the sound of his voice... but he did leave behind his patch and purple heart for my Dad (along with mixed and poorly preserved letters home). He also had a Lueger but my Uncle took that shortly after his passing.
The only info I have on him is in a 27 page memoir which lists his route/dates but little else.
I served in the 90th, later 3d ID, and lastly 1st ID. Proud history in all, but was most proud of the 3d. 1991- 1997
The Keystone or Bloody Bucket was the 28th division not the 8th division which had an 8 on its patch.
Had a relative who fought in 7 of the 8 campaigns of the 9th Infantry Division. He was wounded fighting in Sicily and later again at the Battle of the Bulge
What regiment was he in and his name? My ww2 impression portrays the 9th ID
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Great video. Thanks for the outstanding information
Thank you so much for this video! I really hope I can start a collection of copy patches.
Not sure if you know the full history of the 66th. This book is the one to read. Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret Paperback - Illustrated, December 9, 2008. The Leopoldville was sunk 12/24/44 in the French Channel. I believe over 800 lives were lost.
Man, This was a pretty cool and fun video. Thank you this, learned a whole lot.
WoW. This is fantastic! Many thanks!
My Father was in the 63rd ID. They were at Ardennes- Alsace which wasn’t included on your list. He was wounded (PH) and awarded a Bronze Star in that campaign.
Thank you... Very Informative.
The number of those divisions technically wiped out by overall casualties is an eye-opener
A shout out to my grandfather who was in the 63rd infantry division. He was awarded a medal (equal to the Navy Cross) and a month later he had been killed in action, 1 month before the end of the war. I say he is a a 'Hero X 2', love ya Grandpa Rogers!
Very good video of the Divisions of Europe!
I had a relative who served in the 90th ID, 357th Infantry Regiment. His name was Harold G. Reich and he was killed in combat on March 24th, 1945 and is buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery. He was only 19 years old. I joined the Coast Guard when I was 19 and I’m in my late 30’s now, married, etc. and to think he didn’t even get to live out his life. 😔 I’ll never forget him or the memory of those brave guys who gave everything so I can live free 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service. "Semper Paratus". We always said "you have to go
out but you do not have to come back".
@@artiglesias9317 and thank your service as well! I remember hearing that phrase when I was in and I know it’s still used to this day. Semper Paratus!
@@psum240b Fair Winds and Following Seas. Semper Paratus.
@psum240b Sorry for you loss. Thank you for posting this. On a different topic, ''Lorraine American Cemetery'', there is an Army Unit that has that shares the same name, 79th Infantry Division "Cross of Lorraine."
my grandfather is 102nd Infantry. He saved the records for the graves of a couple of his closest friends that died in Germany and are still buried over there
My father was in this division and was wounded in the Ardennes in December 1944. However, this is the 28th Division not the 8th Division!
You sir have a very interesting channel....just subbed ..an old Navy vet
Excellent as always Colonel
I served in the modern day 98th Division. I can see it was skipped over, because it was one of few active units that saw zero days of combat in WW2.
What an amazing video. I've been associated with a few of those patches.
My great uncle Wilbert was a part of the 42nd for nearly just a month.
He had done basic training in Camp Fannin in Texas in late 1944. Fannin was a replacement center for infantry troops, so once his training was over, he was immidenly placed into the 42nd as a replacement, due to the unit loosing casualties thanks to the Battle of the bulge.
In March of 1945, he passed away when the 42nd was on the offensive in the Hardt Mountains.
We will never forget your sacrifice, Wilbert.
My great grandpa was in the division and lost his leg in eastern France
I served with the 104th division in 1988 and 89. At that time it was a reserve training division. Outstanding group of guys!
Thank you for your service.
That was great, thank you
What a wonderful summary.
My Dad served in the 95th Infantry Division. From his Division Veterans magazine, they were also known as the Iron Men of Metz. Dad rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was WIA near Saarlaurtern Germany on 4 Dec 44. It was the Million Dollar Wound. He was discharged in 1946. He married in 1951. He had two children. He owned or co-owned four businesses after the war. He passed away in February 2007 after a year battling a weird paralysis and other problems. He was laid to rest at Fort Custer National Cemetery with full military honors. His pallbearers were my 1SG from Iraq and 5 other Soldiers from my MI Army National Guard Company. All served with me in Iraq 2003-04. He was a Life Member of the VFW.
SALUTE Dad!
Thanks for the impo on the us army. We don’t have the public affairs the marines do. Most Americans don’t know the army was on every island in the pacific.
That was great learning to identify the different division's . Could you do one on regiment patches, my uncle was in the 1st division. (Big red one) 26 regiment (blue spaders) E company
My father was a combat engineer in the 1 Infantry Division, from 1940-1945. Never spoke about the war. I tried but he politely refused.
The 83rd was organized at Camp Sherman Ohio outside Chillicothe OHIO in 1917. The vast majority of the Soldiers were from Ohio with some from Kentucky and SW Pennsylvania.
The Original name was The Ohio Division. When the unit was called to active service for WWII at Camp Atterbury IN there were soldiers from so many states the leadership thought the nickname Ohio was unfair so a contest was held and the name Thunderbolt Division was chosen.
When i joined the Army Reserve in 1981 it was the 83 ARCOM. Yes the name was still Thunderbolts but we were The Ohio ARCOM!
And thanks for this video.
Thanks for the info on the 83 rd. My husband was in the 256 th ( hospital unit) in the 80 's .
Thanks for your service
Years ago I was watching "Kelly's Heroes" and noticed their blue crosshair shoulder patches, making them members of the 35th Inf. Div., which did, in fact, capture Nancy, France. in September 1944, as Big Joe mentions at the beginning of the film.
My Grandpa Joe Roza fought for Patton's Third Army 94th Infantry Division 302 Regiment Company C. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He was from Detroit Michigan. From what I understand Interstate 94 was named in their honor because many of the Divisions Men came from what became the I-94 corridor.
My Father served in the 95th Division during WWII. They also got the name of Iron Men of Metz due to their heavy involvement in taking the fortress town of Metz. I still have his uniform including his Eisenhower jacket.
My uncle fought with the 86th Infantry Division ( Black Hawks ) . He was killed in Germany on or about 20 April 1945. Leaving a wife and a toddler son.
As a soldier in the 45th today, now an infantry brigade combat team, it always makes me proud to hear about the history of the thunderbird.
My father fought with the 45th in Korea.
A buddy's dad was a platoon leader in the 45th during WWII. Fought from North Africa to the end of the war. Silver star recipient. His son, my buddy, was in the artillery in Vietnam.
My Grandfather served in the 45th too during WW2! He was a forward observer and was in the 180th Regiment. He started in North Africa and made it all the way to the end of the war! A few weeks after V-E Day, he was put in charge of guard detail at the liberated Dachau concentration camp for some time. Then he was sent to Austria as part of the allied occupation force.
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My Great Uncle, my Grandpa's brother, served in the 76th "Liberty Bell" Infantry Division, 304th Infantry Regiment, Company A. I have letters that my Grandpa gave me that detail his training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and his shipment overseas from New York on Thanksgiving Day. He fought briefly in France and made it partway into Belgium before he was K.I.A on March 7, 1945.
Joined the military at 17 in1986. Got to serve in the 34th inf and 2nd inf....among others......just happy to have served in 2 of those spoken of here
Did you serve in the 2d in Korea !
Yes....in aviation feild at camp Stanley
Remember folks, divisions come and go, but the army likes to keep it’s historic regiments. They get reassigned, activated, inactivated amongst divisions. When someone says they were with the 2-7, they don’t mean the 7th IN DIV, but rather second battalion, seventh infantry (or cav) regiment.
Great video! 3ID has Four assault arrowheads btw.
Every WW2 buff should try to acquire "Oder of Battle : IS Army world War 2 " . An excellent compilation of USA Divisions in Europe , and the Pacific . You',ll be shocked on the amount of casualties suffered by the USA Army in Europe in which most nearly had 33 % casualties @ least , and almost 3 times as many casualties suffered by the US Marines , and USA Army combined . That''s nearly 33% casualties suffered on each USA Div. That fought in Europe !
Love your content! Wish you did more on the USCG
Working on it!
@@veteransmedalsworkshop-moa4376 do you know if any Coast Guardsmen have been awarded Navy versions of medals such as the Distinguished Service medal, or has the Coast Guard always had its own versions of such medals? I'm pretty sure that Coast Guardsmen have been awarded the Navy cross.
The 84th assembled in Holland on Nov. 5, but the 335th Regiment went right into combat with the 30th Division at Aachen. Part of the 84th w asin combat less than 10 days after landing in France. The 84th was delayed going to France because one of the troop ships they were on had an accident and had to turn back to NY, then, though they were supposed to land at Cherbourg, the port was so backed up they were diverted to England.
Yea my great grandfather was in the 84th and was in combat almost immediately he was battery b 326th field artillery Bn
No, I am not a WW2 veteran though I am a more current veteran serving from 1985-1998. I wore the 68th Division patch when in the Reserves, where I started my military career, which was an Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) with 8-40th Armor Scout Platoon. 4th Infantry Division in a Scout Platoon with 1-8 Infantry Regiment. They got the name Iron Horse Division since the last active-duty war horse was from 4th Infantry Division, it is also known as the Ivy Division. The last Division I served in that had ties to WW2 was 2nd Infantry Division. I served with 5th Squadron 17th Cavalry, the Division Cavalry Regiment. We also wore a French Forage as a Division Award. Yes 2 ID is known for service in Korea, it did land on D-Day +2 and fought through most of the European Campaign and was also known as the Indian Head Division, and no I am not politically correct, I am proud of the units I served with in my military career. This took me from 1985-1991 in my military career.
LOL!!! I referenced wearing 68th Division patch. I meant to say the 63rd Division patch which was the 63rd ARCOM.
The "bloody bucket" division (click here 6:17) trained at Fort (Camp) Jackson, South Carolina according a late WW2 family member. We do miss these guys today! (He was in 3rd Army; Patton's Army, as an Infantry Medic)
I love hearing about the thunderbird anytime, being a member of the 45th infantry living historian group, and a hopeful future member of the modern 45th infantry brigade combat team once I finish high school, I love my home state of Oklahoma and being Native American with relatives that fought during the war, possibly in the 45th, don’t know for certain quite yet, I love the history it has and hopefully wish to be apart of it someday.
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What tribe are you? I’m Choctaw. I’m proud of my tribe’s history especially in WWII. If you are willing to read my comment, continue reading but beware that it’s a little wordy. Van T. Barfoot was a Choctaw Indian and served with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division and served in Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Southern France, Rhineland, Alsace, and Central Europe. He earned the Medal of Honor at Anzio. You can look up his name and find his MoH citation. Contrary to popular belief, the Choctaw created the concept of Native American language code talkers, not the Navajo. Some 20+ Choctaw code talkers served in the 141st, 142nd, and 143rd Infantry Regiments of the 36th Infantry Division in WWI. In WWII, 4 served in the 180th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division. Two were KIA and the other two returned from the war. In the Pacific, a Chickasaw/Choctaw Indian, Pfc. Henry E. Nolatubby is as in the USMC detachment stationed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was unfortunately killed when the ship exploded. Another Choctaw, William “Bill/Cowboy” Parker served with 2nd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division being known as the first man on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He served throughout Europe separated from his unit many times. He fought in Normandy including the Battle of Brittany and the Battle of St. Lô, the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of Aachen, the Battle of the Bulge, and Germany. His brother, James was a tail gunner on a B-17 that flew over 50 missions over Europe. You can find Bill’s story but nothing on James’s. And finally, the most notable, James “Jake” McNiece was apart of the 1st Demolition Section of the HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He led the “Filthy 13” throughout the war. He served in Normandy and Holland in Market Garden. After Market Garden, he volunteered as a pathfinder believing that there would be no need for them since they thought the Germans would surrender very soon. However, the Germans attacked through the Ardennes and McNiece was called in to jump into Bastogne with two sticks of paratroopers to guide
C-47s to the drop zone. After the Battle of the Bulge, he served as an observer with the 17th Airborne Division in Operation Varsity in March 1945. He survived the war and returned home. If you made it this far, you are awesome.😃
@@cameronkedas3375 man do the stories people have never cease to amaze me, I am Cherokee, my Native American heritage club I am president of just went on a trip to the capital city of the Cherokee, over in tahlequah, we got to visit the veterans affairs center which was the highlight of my day, I wish we could of stayed so I could read everything they had in there for the veterans, hopefully soon I’m wanting to volunteer to help them one day over this summer. Thank you for the amazing history lesson.
My Grandfather was in the 45th Div artillery from 1941-45.
Woo Hoo! Keep them coming
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10:24 The 44th Division is carried on now through the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New Jersey National Guard.
It's current nickname is "Jersey Blues"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team
Didn’t serve in WWII, but I served with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan and now wear the 95th Division patch! Great video!
1 BCT 1-87 & we were the covid deployment to tarin khot.
@@jonathanbien3685 I was with 1-32, also on the COVID Deployment to Paktia
@jackhames3874 nice. I was in c-co & unfortunately higher ups decided to cut our deployment short. Majority of 1-87 was sent back except for B-co & other essential personnel. You still in?
@@jonathanbien3685 same thing happened to us, and yeah I’m at the drill sergeant academy rn
@jackhames3874 nice man. Was triple deuce in country with us round that time too? I can't remember tbh.
Thank you. I've always wondered what Division spent most time in combat. Surprised me which one it was.
My great grandfather was a paratrooper. He served with the 2nd Battalion 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (later renamed the 2nd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment while in England and later the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion on 10/DEC/43) in Algeria and Tunisia - apart of the first U.S. Army combat jump. After Tunisia, he was transferred to the 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division and jumped into Sicily. I don’t think he went to mainland Italy but before D-Day, he dropped into Normandy with the 101st Airborne Division and again into Holland. He also served in the Battle of the Bulge and Germany/Central Europe. After the Germans surrendered, he volunteered for railway service in the Army Service Forces in a Railway operating battalion I forget the name of. He survived and returned to the States with a P-38 pistol and a P-08 Luger. He used an M1903 Springfield rifle with a 6x optic scope and later an M3 Grease Gun. His two brothers served in the Pacific although we don’t know anything about their service, not even their branch. I’m very proud of what he did, and I am hoping to become a paratrooper after I graduate high school.
you should be proud, AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!
My father was 24 yo when he enlisted in Feb. 1942. He was placed in the 18th Infantry, 1st. Division. Landed at Oran, Algeria for the N. African Campaign, then participated in the invasion of Sicily. He was in the 2nd wave ashore at Normandy, of which his only remarks about that was that “It was a mess”. He finished his tour of Europe somewhere in what was Czechoslovakia. He was sent home at the end of the war in Europe to prepare for the invasion of Japan, which, thank God, didn’t happen.
I enjoyed the video. It would be interesting to know the Division Commanders were.
The symbol on the 83rd division patch spells out the word "OHIO" with all the letters superimposed on each other. The triangular shape has been maintained in the patch in the Ohio Army National Guard, which is a component of the 37th Infantry Division today. But the superimposed letters of OHIO are now on the patch of the Ohio Military Reserve (the state defense force, or state militia of Ohio).
The 83rd division patch distinctive shape is derived from the Ohio state flag which is pennant shaped. The central reticle design spells out OHIO.
check out my comment on my favorite teacher's service with the 83rd Inf Div. His name was Bruce Hutchinson and was one of our printing teacher's at Tennessee Preparatory School in Nashville, as I was a ward of the state from 1976-1979
See my comment above about its continued legacy.
Excellent lecture👍👍👍How many of these division's patches have their origins in ACW?
I think it would be interesting when you see all these infantry divisions I was in a few of them to calculate the number of casualties by campaign involved
MIA/KIA.
Thanks for all of your efforts I find Everything Here very interesting my father was on the 43rd ID in the Philippines so all of this is More than interesting to me I had 31 years of service 20 active and the reserve component
My great grandfather was in the 86th, 99th, and 102nd infantry devision, not sure where he was stationed. He was a sergeant back then, allied expeditionary force. He later went into the air corps, there he bacame a lieutenant-colonial. Left sometime after the war, not too long after it ended.
What a great video! When I was in the Reserves in the 80s and early 90s, my unit had a huge board with over a hundred patches on it and I loved studying all the great designs. I was in New England and I vaguely remember Rhode Island National Guardsmen wearing the Yankee Division Patch. Were all New England NG units attached to the Yankee Division before everything was reorganized in the 90s?
@aleks1939 Which designs grabbed did you like the most?
@@requiemheidireprisal7824 I always liked the patches for the 1st Air Cav; 10th Mtn; and 13th Airborne. I like the 82nd Airborne because those are my initials....LOL And, although not a unit patch, I love the Jungle Expert patch with the Spanish galleon on it. How about you?
@@aleks1939 Oh, nice. I always wished the ''Arctic Angels'', could use the double ''A.A.'', in their patch. There is another unit that uses that font which is really dope, it's called ''the Allied Forces HQ'', patch. I saw it from an Angle and I thought it was the original WW1 All-American Patch. That unit patch (the 82nd) is one of my favorites because it's regarded internationally like the Bat signal. Folks who are in danger know that help is on the way, and the bad guys fear it, the bad guys know they need to start running.
Infantry School Instructors has one of the most iconic unit patches. The WW1 bayonet with the words, ''Follow Me'', is so cool. The 193rd Infantry Brigade has a similar look.
4th Security Force Assistance Brigade has a nice one with a Knight's Long Sword. This one really reminds me of a coat of arms look.
I always liked the 9th Infantry Division symbolism. The octofoil resembling a heraldic design given to the ninth son of a family. It really had some thought put into it.
65th ‘’Battle-Axe’’ Division.
79th Infantry Division has the ‘’Cross of Lorraine.’’
The 86th ''Black Hawk'' Division.
XXIV Corps has a lot of heart.
The ‘’Sky Soldiers’’, 173rd Airborne Brigade that is still stationed in Vicenza, Italy has the COOLEST Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia, with the bayonet pointing down and the wings. Now, I won’t ever publicly admit this, but the Air Force came up with a nice one with the Shield of the Air Force Special Operations Command, that reminds me of the 173rd Sky Soldiers Brigade DUI. I wish they (the Army) would incorporate it (the 173rd DUI) into an actual patch, but I get why they don’t. Everyone wants to have a lineage/connection to the men that liberated Europe. So, they don't want to reform their designs.
XIX Corps has a nice tomahawk. You hardly ever see that. It's such an American symbol.
First Allied Airborne Army has some amazing colors that really pops. It allows the eye to see it really well from far away.
US Army Intelligence and Security Command keys with the lightning bolt and torch is a brilliant idea.
Connecticut National Guard has an orchard design which is nice.
Idaho and Vermont National Guard has a cool stag.
6th Calvary Regiment has a unicorn just like the 13th Airborne Division.
Kentucky's National Guard Unit Patch being a Rifle, being that the first Rifle came from there and every Soldier is a Rifleman is such a genius idea.
Those are my Army likings that I always found cool. My favorite one is actually a design from an explorer post. It’s got a lot of Army history in it.
While on active duty in Germany, I was a member of the 2nd Signal Brigade under the 5th Signal Command. When I came stateside and went into the reserves, I served with the 83rd ARCOM, previously the 83rd Infantry Division. The design spells out Ohio. They actually met the Russians at the Elbe river.
@frankackerman8408 Oh, that's cool. I take coffee every morning with a Vet who at one point, was stationed in Germany in the 1970's. By any chance, you wouldn't happen to know which Army units were in Germany during that period?
@@requiemheidireprisal7824 There were so many units, it's hard to tell. I can only really comment on the unit I was in. I was with the 532nd Signal Company headquartered in Giessen. Our higher command was the 2nd SIgnal Brigade, 39th Signal Battalion of the 5th Signal Command. We supported the 54th Area Support Group in Rheinberg, Germany. My dad was in the 3rd Armored Division out of Friedberg, Germany. This was the same unit that Elvis Presley was in. Just watch his movie 'G.I. Blues'
Excellent and informative video!
My godfather was in the "Bloody Bucket" Division, 28th PA National Guard Division during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest.
Then after surviving that "Meatgrinder", he was sent to the Schnee Eiffel. A ridge on the "quiet" part of the front in the Ardennes Forest. He was manning a .30 cal. machine gun when 25 German Panzer, Panzer Grenadier divisions attack in Dec. 44. the 28th along with a couple other front-line divisions were overrun the first day and he was scattered among other retreating units. He ended up getting to St. Vith and got connected to a group of an armor division maintenance unit which was trying to fix trucks and armor all the while Germn infantry were shooting at them. They asked him if he was a mechanic or knew anything about tanks or trucks? He told them he was a farmer and worked on tractors. They said, "If you can fix a tractor, you can fix a tank."....then he got separated again and made his way with some other 28th Division soldiers to Bastogne. Yes, NOT all the soldiers in Bastogne were airborne troops, there were elements of several scattered units mixed up under command of General McCauliffe. He was asked if he knew anything about 1st aid or medic work, which he didn't so he was sent out with a group of paratroopers to relieve troops manning foxholes on the perimeter when during a firefight he was left alone in an isolated foxhole, completely overlooked by Germans and Americans alike....so he crawled out to escape capture and hid for days in trees and under snow banks because he could never trust getting close to any noise or troops because he could never tell if they were Germans or not. Until he traveled on foot for miles and came upon British soldiers at a campfire making tea in the morning!!
My Father-In-Law was in the 28th "The Bloody Bucket"......they had a rough go! Even after the main units were smashed at the opening of the Battle of the Bulge, the scattered pieces fought on well and helped to slow the German advance.
While stationed in Germany with the 2nd Signal Brigade, I pulled guard duty in the Hurtgen Forest near the City of Aachen and the towns of Schmidt and Dueren.
My uncle Jake Baker was shot by a sniper during Battle of Bulge and a local women dragged him to her basement and nursed his wounds until the American s returned to the village .
@@gredw6733. Over, under or thru was their motto. Most men were from PA and MD ,
@josephcemansky1794 The Keystone is identical to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
6:50 my grandfather was part of the 29th. It got the name because the Army composed it of soldiers from both northern and ex-confederate states. He was surprised that 80 years after Appomattox there were still some southerners in the division that had sore feelings about the Civil War.
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Many of those are today USAR and ARNG Divisions.
I was wondering that. I wore the pilgrim patch in the first year or two of my Reserve service. Then we transitioned to other patches during the reorganizations in the late 80s and 90s.
My Dad was in the 7th inf 3rd div i co. Served from 1938 to may 45, wounded in Tunisia mar 23 43 was reassigned to red bull to drive truck then back the the 7th NA Sicilly Italy to Monte Cassino then pulled back and into Anzio. He was rotated out back to the states and then his appendix ruptured and he spent 6 mos more at Fort Ord. He died of cancer e 75 yrs. One hell of a man.
Red Ball Express.?Hteat movie.
They brought the 7th Infantry back to 3rd ID back in the 80s. There was a lot of demand to have the divisions back the the way they were during WW2.
My great grandfather was with the 2nd division during the First World War. You should do something on all the versions of them during that time
My great uncle was with a AAA unit attached to the 8th. He shot down 3 Nazi planes with a 4-barrel .50cal.
He also leveled a building where a suspected sniper was hiding (also with the 4-barrel .50cal).
Although you did include the 82nd and 101st airborne division, you forgot the 17th airborne division. The only airborne drop they had was in the Rhineland, while in other campaigns, including the Ardennes, they acted as an infantry division.
you are right!
My great grandfather was in the 81st in the Philippines campaign in WWII, His brother was on Normandy beach, I don’t know much about him because he passed away before I was born. However my great grandfather is still alive
The Fourth Infantry, the Funky Fourth (Vietnam) I believe suffered huge casualties in the First World War. An entire division's worth of casualties, if I recall.
I do know that the Fourth is most commonly called the Ironhorse, having earned that name, though I don't remember the precise details.
2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, A co., 1st Bn, 12th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 4th Division, III Corps, USArmy.
The Keystone was part of the herald for the Pennsylvania Railroad. That might give you a clue.
It was called the Ivy or IV in Roman numerals. A play on words for the four ivy leaves and the number 4.
My great grandfather was in the 28th Division. 112th Regiment I believe.
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had asn uncle that served in the 83 rd army division .......... he had a really cool windbreaker .....with the thunderbolt insignia........... that had the campaigns listed ion the patch .........sadly ........ when he passed ......... we could not fibd it ....rest in peace uncle steve .......
Ohio 83 Div. activated reserves. I was in the Artillery in Cincinnati with the same patch. 1981 I was under the impression my Grand Father had the same patch in WW-1. 308th Ammo Train.
5th/28th?
I believe the 83rd fought with the Italians in WW1.
Since you included the Airborne divisions as Infantry divisions, what happened to the 17th Airborne Division? They made the first jump over the Rhine in 1945. My father served with the 17th after they returned from Europe and was training for the invasion of Japan when the atomic bomb was dropped and the war ended.
My mom's father served in the 30th ID. He told of a few battles he was in, Battle of the Bulge and Magdeburg. My research come up with a lot of battles. And also I learned what the Germans thought of the division, they were referred to as Roosevelt's SS. They took on several SS units and damaged them rather severely
@raymondhill7636 Oh, cool. Was your mom's father from: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Tennessee by any chance?
@@requiemheidireprisal7824 he was Wesr Virginia
The 30th freed my hometown of Landgraaf, the Netherlands. They freed us from nazism. Unimaginable. Thank your father in law’s service.
Do you have videos like this with all the military branches?
Thanks
just the Marine Corps patches and some Navy fighter squadrons.
94th ID "neuf cats" is a play on the french word for four: quartre, which when pronounced sounds a lot like "cats."
My father was in the 78th lighting div.