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Re: In All U.S. Military History, These Are the 5 Worst Generals
« Reply #50 on: December 27, 2019, 01:29:34 am »
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Re: In All U.S. Military History, These Are the 5 Worst Generals
« Reply #51 on: December 27, 2019, 01:58:08 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on December 27, 2019, 01:29:34 am
Anzio - Order of Battle
Clicking on the unit links will show the unit patch and history on the corresponding Wiki page, which might start to narrow down the outfit he was with. Many of these have veterans organizations and a lot of info online as well.
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Re: In All U.S. Military History, These Are the 5 Worst Generals
« Reply #52 on: December 27, 2019, 02:06:07 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on December 27, 2019, 01:29:34 am
Anzio - Order of Battle

The "Soft Underbelly" sure turned into a "Tough Old Gut".
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Re: In All U.S. Military History, These Are the 5 Worst Generals
« Reply #53 on: December 27, 2019, 08:34:54 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 26, 2019, 11:46:49 pm
Berdie, it there is a photo of him in uniform, unit patches may help you find out more about what unit he was in, and there are records which may be available on line.



Thanks @Smokin Joe . That is a great idea. My Grandma had a picture of him in uniform in her bedroom. Sadly, I have no idea where it is. I was very young when she passed and my cousins (that I know) have passed as well. I'll get on the trail at some point when there is more time. My curiousioty is piqued now. I was able to find a friend of my Dad's that served with him  several years ago...but he had an unusual name...not the common Martin my uncle sported.
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Re: In All U.S. Military History, These Are the 5 Worst Generals
« Reply #54 on: December 28, 2019, 06:10:08 pm »
It's interesting Grant was off the list.  At Cold Harbor he lost almost 10,000 men in 20 minutes, something for which he never forgave himself and a mistake he never made again.  If he and Lee had equal resources, I'd have to bet on Granny Lee.
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