The 101st Airborne div.
327th Glider infantry regiment. What are yours?
tough call, probably Black Sheep Squadron
101st Airborne Easy Company 2nd Battalion 506th
Any unit that went into action anywhere.
And those that didn’t, because they don’t decide where they’re going.
Merril’s Marauders. Short lived unit, which sustained losses out of proportion to it’s size.
Jimbert
USMC any time
Today the 101 but in the civil war the army of tennessee which included Bedford Forrest and his critter company
The Special Service Force. But of course, they were also Canadian…
My too.
the 101 was the probably most desperate american unit of war.
The MedalOhHonnor:Airborn devotes to them
Fighting Squadron 42, closely followed by Fighting Squadron 11
The WABC.
Surely they’re a British unit? Or was Capt. Darling trying to swap armies as well?
Some of my favorites:
56th Fighter Group (61st, 62nd, and 63rd Fighter Squadrons) - Eighth Air Force - USAAF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Fighter_Group
http://www.56fg.net/historic/history.htm
http://www.halesworthairfieldmuseum.org.uk/56thgroup/
http://www.halesworthairfieldmuseum.org.uk/56thgroup/statistics.php
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/56thfg.php
56th Fighter Group Gallery
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Style=table&Group=56
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56&Style=item&origStyle=table&Item=2
CAVE TONITRUM – “Beware the Thunderbolt”
motto of the 56th Fighter Group.
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/56thboys.jpg
http://www.56fg.net/historic/history.htm
A group of 56th FG pilots.
http://www.leisuregalleries.com/62ndfs/62ndwebpage.html
62nd Fighter Squadron (56th Fighter Group)
VF-17 Jolly Rogers - U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-103#History_of_the_Jolly_Rogers
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/4650/
http://www.acepilots.com/usn_blackburn.html
http://www.leisuregalleries.com/ameraces.html
Lt. Cdr. Tom Blackburn - 11 Victories, C.O. VF-17, Jolly Rogers USN
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/navalwar/men_pics/vf-17.jpg
six pilots from VF-17 “The Jolly Rogers” pose in front of the squadron scoreboard in January 1944.
From the Roger Hedrick Collection of photos.
VMF-214 - Marine Fighter Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-214#World_War_II
http://www.acepilots.com/usmc_vmf214.html
http://www.acepilots.com/aces214.html
http://www.freewebs.com/blacksheepone/
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/fullmonty/35/vmf214.htm
http://www.mojave.ca.us/museum/mcas-squadrons.htm
http://www.generalraydavis.net/patches.html
http://www.bluejacket.com/ww2_images.html
Marine pilots of VMF-214 “Black Sheep” re-fly a mission around Major Boyington.
http://www.bluejacket.com/ww2_images.html
VMF-214 “Black Sheep” officers on F4U Corsair.
http://www.frugalsworld.com/modules/zmagazine/article.php?articleid=102
5th US Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Mine Is the First Force Recon Division, Their is a unit or Division I up hold more then any is the Recon division. My Father was in the recon Divisionn and Surved In Nam.
The Niesi 442nd RCT. These guys were the best! I believe they were the most decorated unit in the entire war. I had the priviledge of meeting some of them a few years ago. It was truly an honor.
I once read that an American National Guard Division from Arizona was referred too as “Roosevelt’s SS/Butchers” by the Germans…Does anyone have any more information on this?
More info: It would have been the 45th Infantry Division or “Thunderbird.”
Nick, according to my information the 30th US-Infantry-Division, which was involved in the heavy battles of my hometown (Aachen) under General Leland Hobbs in autumn of 1944, was called like that.
For me it is the “Big Red One”
US 1st Infantry Division
WW1: Cantigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest
WW2: N Africa, Sicily, Normandy, West Wall
Vietnam
Desert Storm
Kosovo
Iraqi Freedom
I wanted to serve in this unit but by the time I enlisted the division had redployed to Ft Riley KS.
I definately have to agree on this one. Airborne were the toughest we had besides the Marine Corps.