Charles D Guy - 180th Inf G Co

[Walt's Daughter]

Don't feel bad. I was familar with army jargon, but researching the VI Corps Combat Engineers through me for a loop. Why? Well they don't conform to "normal" army rules! Oh great. They weren't part of any division. They are bastard units - that's independents. Huh? They were sometimes attached to divisions and or other regiments. Ok, ok! They were part of VI Corps and part of the 5th and 7th Armies, but were on their own. Ok, ok! So I had to get all that other "stuff" out of my head.

 

So always think:

• Division
• Regiment
• Battalion
• Company
• Platoon
• Squad

You will see a lot of guys on this site refer just to their regiments, unless they are talking to outsiders, then they will give their entire unit description. Lesson over. Dismissed.