Thank you.....you Brave Sons of Bitches Army Assault Forces - Normandy 6 - 7 June 1944 1st Infantry Division HHC, 1st Infantry Division 16th Infantry 18th Infantry 26th Infantry HHB, 1st Division Artillery 5th Field Artillery Battalion 7th Field Artillery Battalion 32d Field Artillery Battalion 33d Field Artillery Battalion 1st Signal Company 701st Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 1st Quartermaster Company 1st Reconnaissance Troop 1st Engineer Combat Battalion 1st Medical Battalion 1st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment 1st Military Police Platoon 1st Infantry Division Band Headquarters, Special Troops, 1st Infantry Division 29th Infantry Division HHC, 29th Infantry Division 115th Infantry 116th Infantry 175th Infantry HHB, 29th Division Artillery 110th Field Artillery Battalion 111th Field Artillery Battalion 224th Field Artillery Battalion 227th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Signal Company 729th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 29th Quartermaster Company 29th Reconnaissance Troop 121st Engineer Combat Battalion 104th Medical Battalion 29th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment 29th Military Police Platoon 29th Infantry Division Band Headquarters, Special Troops, 29th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division HHC, 4th Infantry Division 8th Infantry 12th Infantry 22d Infantry HHB, 1st Division Artillery 20th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Field Artillery Battalion 42d Field Artillery Battalion 44th Field Artillery Battalion 4th Signal Company 704th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 4th Quartermaster Company 4th Reconnaissance Troop 4th Engineer Battalion 4th Medical Battalion 4th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment 4th Military Police Platoon 4th Infantry Division Band Headquarters, Special Troops, 4th Infantry Division 82d Airborne Division HHC, 82d Airborne Division 325th Glider Infantry 505th Parachute Infantry HHB, 82d Airborne Division Artillery 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 82d Airborne Signal Company 782d Airborne Ordnance Maintenance Company 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion 307th Airborne Medical Company Military Police Platoon, 82d Airborne Division 90th Infantry Division HHC, 90th Infantry Division 357th Infantry 358th Infantry 359th Infantry HHB, 90th Division Artillery 343d Field Artillery Battalion 344th Field Artillery Battalion 345th Field Artillery Battalion 915th Field Artillery Battalion 90th Signal Company 790th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 90th Quartermaster Company 90th Reconnaissance Troop 315th Engineer Battalion 315th Medical Battalion 90th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment 90th Military Police Platoon 90th Infantry Division Band Headquarters, Special Troops, 90th Infantry Division 101st Airborne Division HHC, 101st Airborne Division 327th Glider Infantry 401st Glider Infantry 502d Parachute Infantry HHB, 101st Airborne Division Artillery 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 101st Airborne Signal Company 801st Airborne Ordnance Company 426th Airborne Quartermaster Company 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion 326th Airborne Medical Company 101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Military Police Platoon, 101st Airborne Division Non-Divisional Units HHC, 1st Engineer Special Brigade HHC, First Army Headquarters, Special Troops, First Army 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion HHC, 3d Armored Group 3d Auxiliary Surgical Group (18 teams) 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized HHC, V Corps HHB, V Corps Artillery HHC, 5th Engineer Special Brigade 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion HHC, 6th Armored Group HHC, 6th Engineer Special Brigade Order of Battle Team No.6 (Provisional) HHC, VII Corps HHB, VII Corps Artillery Military Police Platoon, VII Corps 9th Infantry Photographic Interpreter Team No.10 (Provisional) HHB, 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Group Prisoner of War Interrogation Team No.11 (Provisional) 11th Port Company 13th Field Hospital 15th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad HHB, 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Group Hqs, 17th Field Artillery Observation Battalion HHB, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Group 20th Engineer Combat Battalion 23d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized 26th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 30th Chemical Decontamination Company Photographic Interpreter Team No.32 (Provisional) 33d Chemical Decontamination Company 35th Signal Construction Battalion 37th Engineer Combat Battalion 38th Engineer General Service Regiment (less Band) 42d Field Hospital 47th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 49th Engineer Combat Battalion HHD, 50th Medical Battalion 50th Ordnance Company 50th Signal Battalion 56th Signal Battalion 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion HHD, 61st Medical Battalion 62d Armored Field Artillery Battalion 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 70th Tank Battalion 81st Chemical Battalion 87th Chemical Battalion 97th Quartermaster Company HHD, 100th Ordnance Ammunition Battalion 102d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized HHT, 102d Cavalry Group, Mechanized HHB, 109th Antiaircraft Artillery Group 110th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion 112th Engineer Combat Battalion 116th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Troop B, 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized HHD, 131st Quartermaster Battalion 146th Engineer Combat Battalion 147th Engineer Combat Battalion 149th Engineer Combat Battalion 161st Ordnance Platoon 165th Signal Photographic Company 184th Port Company 185th Port Company 186th Field Artillery Battalion 186th Port Company 187th Field Artillery Battalion 187th Port Company 190th Field Artillery Battalion Hqs, 190th Field Artillery Group HHD, 191st Ordnance Battalion 197th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 200th Field Artillery Battalion Company A, 203d Quartermaster Gas Supply Battalion 205th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional) 207th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional) 208th Medical Dispensary, Aviation 210th Military Police Company 215th Signal Depot Company 226th Port Company 227th Port Company 228th Port Company 229th Port Company 234th Engineer Combat Battalion 237th Engineer Combat Battalion 238th Engineer Combat Battalion HHD, 251st Ordnance Battalion 254th Engineer Combat Battalion 261st Medical Battalion 270th Port Company 271st Port Company 272d Port Company 273d Port Company 279th Port Company 280th Port Company 282d Port Company 283d Port Company 286th Joint Assault Signal Company 293d Joint Assault Signal Company 294th Joint Assault Signal Company 298th Port Company 299th Engineer Combat Battalion 300th Port Company 301st Port Company 302d Military Police Escort Company 302d Port Company 303d Port Company 304th Port Company 305th Port Company HHD, 306th Quartermaster Battalion 320th Antiaircraft Artillery Balloon Barrage Battalion 336th Engineer Combat Battalion 348th Engineer Combat Battalion 363d Quartermaster Service Company 391st Medical Collecting Company 392d Medical Collecting Company 393d Medical Collecting Company 397th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Provisional) Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.407 (Provisional) 413th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.416 (Provisional) Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.419 (Provisional) 428th Military Police Escort Guard Company 447th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 449th Military Police Company 453d Amphibious Truck Company 457th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 458th Amphibious Truck Company 459th Amphibious Truck Company 462d Amphibious Truck Company 467th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 468th Amphibian Truck Company 474th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 478th Amphibious Truck Company 479th Amphibious Truck Company HHD, 487th Port Battalion 490th Port Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry 502d Engineer Light Pontoon Company HHD, 502d Port Battalion 503d Engineer Light Ponton Company 503d Quartermaster Car Company 506th Parachute Infantry 507th Parachute Infantry Company A and B, 507th Military Police Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Company C, 509th Military Police Battalion Hqs Det, 518th Port Battalion 519th Port Battalion 526th Ordnance Tank Maintenance Company 531st Engineer Shore Regiment HHD, 533d Quartermaster Battalion 535th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 555th Signal Air Warning Battalion 556th Quartermaster Railhead Company 559th Quartermaster Railhead Company 562d Quartermaster Railhead Company HHD, 577th Quartermaster Battalion 582d Engineer Dump Truck Company 602d Engineer Camouflage Battalion 603d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company 606th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company 612th Engineer Light Equipment Company 616th Ordnance Ammunition Company HHD, 619th Quartermaster Battalion 625th Ordnance Ammunition Company 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion 637th Ordnance Ammunition Company 643d Clearing Company 741st Tank Battalion 743d Tank Battalion 745th Tank Battalion 746th Tank Battalion 747th Tank Battalion 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion Battery B, 980th Field Artillery Battalion 987th Field Artillery Battalion 991st Engineer Treadway Bridge Company 992d Engineer Treadway Bridge Company 996th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company RHC, 1106th Engineer Combat Group HHC, 1121st Engineer Combat Group HHC, 1171st Engineer Combat Group 1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion 1605th Engineer Map Depot Detachment 2013th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 2062d Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon 3168th Quartermaster Service Company 3207th Quartermaster Service Company 3250th Signal Service Company 3275th Quartermaster Service Company 3466th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company 3497th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company 3565th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company 3604th Quartermaster Truck Company 3712th Quartermaster Truck Company 3807th Quartermaster Truck Company 3820th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company 3891st Quartermaster Truck Company 3892d Quartermaster Truck Company 3939th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company 4042d Quartermaster Truck Company 4141st Quartermaster Service Company 4142d Quartermaster Service Company 4143d Quartermaster Service Company 4144th Quartermaster Service Company
Again I can't add much but to agree that they were indeed the greatest generation. Thanks for keeping the world safe.
My question is: What is it going to take to get back to being remotely close to that greatest generation?
That's a very interesting question, Tom, worthy of much discussion. On the one hand, I don't think it's possible. On the other hand, I hope there is not the type of world war that brought the character and strength of that generation to the surface. What does everyone else think?