Battle of the Bulge, because of the movie LOL, even though it had almost nothing to do with the historical Battle of the Bulge.
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Bradley was subordinate to Patton from when they were at West Point through the Sicily campaign.
When Patton became active in Europe again post-D-Day Bradley had been promoted over him.
Bradley was also the last living 5-star general in the US.
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No love for General McAuliffe?
Anyone who says “Nuts!” to their enemy when surrounded deserves a vote in my book.
Sorry, I just pumped Famous American Generals into Google and added Bradley when he didn’t pop for some reason.
Anyway, if Bradley ended up in command over Patton, I apologize for listing them in the wrong order. Even if Patton is more of a man then Bradley because he has the aura of being the leader of the 3rd Infantry Division “ROCK OF THE MARNE!!” :) (Sorry, my old unit, I have to give them props!)
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The questions is who is your favorite American OFFICER, not general. Therefore Pappy should be on the list.
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@M36:
The questions is who is your favorite American OFFICER, not general. Therefore Pappy should be on the list.
Yes, dear, but he’s not on the list. :)
So, of the men listed, who is your favorite?
Mine happens to be Bradley. He has an adorable little assault vehicle named after him and he was an adorable little man. Kinda plain looking, IMHO, but adorable in those cute little Yankee combat fatigues. :)
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@M36:
The questions is who is your favorite American OFFICER, not general. Therefore Pappy should be on the list.
You got me there, M36 votes for Col Greg Boyington :wink:
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@M36:
The questions is who is your favorite American OFFICER, not general. Therefore Pappy should be on the list.
By that reasoning you cannot vote for Admiral since they are not Generals. :P I’ll attempt to reword the question to be FLAG OFFICER since Colonels are not FLAG OFFICERS that should satisfy you. :P
What surprises me is that no one is voting for Nimitz. He has a carrier model named after him!
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That reminds me…are there no vehicles or class of such that hold Patton’s name? Seems like something would be out there, or nicknamed at least…
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My favorite soldier is Sargent Saunders from Combat, followed by Audy Murphy.
This list should include all soldiers of the war including German. Micheal Wittman would be my #1
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That reminds me…are there no vehicles or class of such that hold Patton’s name? Seems like something would be out there, or nicknamed at least…
Pretty much every Main Battle tank developed by the US after WWII untill the M1 was called a Patton tank (M46, M47, M48, M60)
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That reminds me…are there no vehicles or class of such that hold Patton’s name? Seems like something would be out there, or nicknamed at least…
The M60 Patton Main Battle Tank.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m60.htm
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Thanks guys. You’d think a simple GIS would uncover that, but no…
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Yes, but tanks are effective and terrorizing. I wouldn’t consider them cute and adorable like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle!
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You do know that the Bradley was originally supposed to be more like a Humvee and less like a tank, right?
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@ncscswitch:
You do know that the Bradley was originally supposed to be more like a Humvee and less like a tank, right?
Actually, I believe it was supposed to be a lightly armored version of a jeep, but with a better personnel capacity. Basically, an ultra light, armored method of bringing a squad to the front. (A squad being 14-16 infantrymen + driver/passenger)
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Correct, it was a light troop transport originally (like the Humvee is now).
HBO actually did a movie many years ago about how the Bradley mutated into its current form… as well as all the failed tests (especially the amphib tests that it STILL can’t pass)
And, in keeping with historical parallels, notice how the screaming for the past several years has been for ARMORED Humvee’s…
It is a shame that Bradley’s name is associated with a boondoggle…
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Well hummers are going to be fased out soon. The hummer was suposed to be a catch all do anything truck, but it get crappy mileage for using around base so their going back to pickup trucks and it doesn’t stand up to combat too light so they are moving to MRAPs and other “Mine Resistant” trucks.
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I have seen several of those on bases in recent years, especially LeJeune…
They look like the old South Africa anti-mine wheeled vehicles from the 1980s
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Yep, very similar designed for the samething.
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HMMWVs replaced the Jeeps, trucks and (shudder) Gamma Goats.
Bradley’s were to replace 113s but couldn’t fulfill all the roles. And I wish I could remember some of the Jodies we had about its swim capabilities.As far as the list of officers how about “Bull” Halsey"? Quite a bit more tenacious than his service contemporaries.
My grandfather spent most of the war under MacAurthur and could not stand him for what thats worth.
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Halsey was a cruiser commander. Why is he even on the list?
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