Watching the History Channel this afternoon. Watched a show on the 101st. Currently watching a show on 3rd Armored Division. Great show.
One of the things I wanted to share with you was this cute little story that one GI told. He said how so many people would confuse the 3rd Armored Div with the 3rd Army. Said even his own mother would do this. Every time she saw a headline with the 3rd Army or Patton, she would think it was her son. He kept trying to correct her. He wrote to her one time and said, mom I am NOT with Patton's Army. I am 1st Army, 3rd Armored. Ha! It didn't work. She still kept getting it confused! 
I told my husband that I have lost track of how many people still get all this confused. Things like, "Well if he was with the 36th Engineers, then that means he was with the 36th Div. No, no, no. 
It does get confusing especially for novices. Oh the convoluted Army.
But it did work to confuse the enemy too. Hmm, if the 82nd A.B. was coming at 'cha, did that mean that there were 81 A.B Div's coming before it? The smoke of war did work. 
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"