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Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
This category has the following 42 subcategories, out of 42 total. Military personnel by branch (9 C) Military personnel by cause of death (4 C) Military personnel by city (53 C) Military personnel by continent (7 C) Military personnel by ethnicity (20 C) Military personnel by nationality (193 C, 1 P)
The Illustrious Garrison – 13th (Somerset) Light Infantry [ 3] (from their defence of Jellalabad in 1841–42) The Immortals – 76th Foot [ 3] The Ink Slingers – Royal Army Pay Corps [ 3] The Iron Chests – 66th Foot [ 3] The Iron Regiment – The Royal Sussex Regiment.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
A. "Abe" – USS Abraham Lincoln'[ 1] Abraham Lincoln is often informally referred to as "Abe" or "Stink'n Lincoln". "Ageless Warrior" – USS Coral Sea[ 2][ 3] "Aggie" – HMS Agamemnon[ 4] "Aggie on Horseback" – HMS Weston; [ 4] nickname named for Agnes Weston, a temperance and sailor 's advocate; "on horseback" is a jocular mistranslation ...
Pages in category "Nicknames of military personnel" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations. List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations. List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.