ReverendJake Posted April 25, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 25, 2013 I happen to be partial to Ridgeways nickname, "Old iron t#ts". He acquired that nickname from wearing two grenades at a time on the D rings of his suspenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLegGI Posted April 25, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 25, 2013 Stormin' Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbtcoveralls Posted April 25, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 25, 2013 Vinegar Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 25, 2013 "Colonel Abe" Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr01 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 25, 2013 "Old Blood 'n Guts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 25, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2013 "Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr01 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 25, 2013 "Speedy Pete" BGen Frank Everest from his days as a test pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlook6 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 25, 2013 "Hancock the Superb" Winfield Scott Hancock so named for his command of the battlefield on the first day at Gettysburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 25, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 25, 2013 Old Leatherface Gen Claire Chennault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted April 25, 2013 Share #10 Posted April 25, 2013 Holland "Howling Mad" Smith; USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReverendJake Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted April 25, 2013 These are some great ones guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 25, 2013 Share #12 Posted April 25, 2013 General "Stonewall" Jackson. General J.E.B. "Jeb" Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted April 25, 2013 Share #13 Posted April 25, 2013 Confederate General John Bell Hood, who was known as "Old Wooden Head"! Confederate General Richard S. Ewell (pronounced "ule"), commander of the 2nd Corps. Army of Northern Virginia. Know as Richard "Baldy" Ewell. Confederate General James Longstreet, commander of the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Affectionately known as "Old Pete". Confederate General John S. Mosby, known as the "Gray Ghost". Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert Edward Lee. Early in the war, his men referred to him as "Granny Lee", and "King of Spades" because of his fondness of entrenching. Soon, his men respected him as one of the greatest military commanders in American history. Some referred to him as the "Marble Man". General John "Blackjack" Pershing. And the Civil War had their own "Blackjack". General John "Blackjack" Logan. One more .... William Tecumseh Sherman, who was known by his men as "Uncle Billy"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 25, 2013 Share #14 Posted April 25, 2013 Can I sneak one of ours in here? General (later Field Marshall) Bernard Law Montgomery aka "Monty". Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReverendJake Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted April 25, 2013 General John "Blackjack" Pershing. I had a bus driver in junior high who looked almost exactly like Pershing, he was n engineer during the development of the minuteman missile, I have a couple gov't issue mechanical pencils that he gave me, I ought to post them sometime. Sorry, off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottG Posted April 25, 2013 Share #16 Posted April 25, 2013 What, no "Dugout Doug"... Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted April 25, 2013 Share #17 Posted April 25, 2013 The French called him the "Red Napoleon" after the defeat at Dien Bien Phu Gen VO NGUYEN GIAP Uncle Ho / Ho Chi Minh the founder of the Viet Minh formed in China in 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #18 Posted April 25, 2013 What, no "Dugout Doug"... Scott Scott, I was thinking about posting him.. Watched "MacArthur" last night on TV... Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted April 25, 2013 Share #19 Posted April 25, 2013 General "Stonewall" Jackson. My favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted April 25, 2013 Share #20 Posted April 25, 2013 Omar Bradley - "GI's general". Some notes... Unlike some of the more colorful generals of World War II, Bradley was polite and courteous in his public appearances. A reticent man, Bradley was first favorably brought to public attention by war correspondent Ernie Pyle, who was urged by General Eisenhower to "go and discover Bradley". Pyle subsequently wrote several dispatches in which he referred to Bradley as the GI's general, a title that would stay with Bradley throughout his remaining career. Will Lang Jr. of Life magazine said "The thing I most admire about Omar Bradley is his gentleness. He was never known to issue an order to anybody of any rank without saying 'Please' first." Marshall, who was also a critic of George S. Patton, noted that Bradley's 'common man' image "was played up by Ernie Pyle...The GI's were not impressed with him. They scarcely knew him. He's not a flamboyant figure and he didn't get out much to troops. And the idea that he was idolized by the average soldier is just rot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted April 25, 2013 Share #21 Posted April 25, 2013 "Uncle Billie" is my favorite too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted April 26, 2013 Share #22 Posted April 26, 2013 "Jumpin Jim" Gavin, 82nd Airborne Division on the right. Matt Ridgeway (18th Airborne Corps) on the left (Ole Iron T**s from post one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReverendJake Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted April 26, 2013 "Jumpin Jim" Gavin, 82nd Airborne Division on the right. Matt Ridgeway (18th Airborne Corps) on the left (Ole Iron T**s from post one). I know a paratrooper who was with the 325th on D-Day and the 505th for Market Garden, he loved "Jumpin' Jim". He really liked that he carried a Garand, just like an average GI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottG Posted April 26, 2013 Share #24 Posted April 26, 2013 One that has been overlooked, Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller. A great Marine! Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReverendJake Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted April 26, 2013 One that has been overlooked, Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller. A great Marine! Scott. That one sure did stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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