3ID History 1
As of 2026, it's the number of commanding generals who have led the 3rd Infantry Division since its activation in 1917
91
The 3rd Infantry Division's first year of combat
1918
The name of the official 3rd Infantry Division song adopted during WWII
Dogface Soldier
The 3rd Infantry Division's first commanding general
Major General Joseph T. Dickman
Designer the 3rd Infantry Division mascot, Rocky the Bulldog
Walt Disney
The number of 3rd Infantry Division Medal of Honor recipients
63
The 3rd Infantry Division mascot Rocky the Bulldog was created this year
1965
The 3rd Infantry Division was given this nickname due to division’s action at Anzio, Italy, during World War II
Blue and White Devils
The constitution year of the 3rd Infantry Division
1917
The meaning of the blue stripes on the 3rd Infantry Division patch
The loyalty of those who placed their lives on the altar of self-sacrifice in defending the American ideals of liberty and democracy
The most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II, who served in the 3rd Infantry Division, famously held off an entire company of German soldiers by manning a .50 caliber machine gun on a burning M10 tank destroyer, killing over 20 enemy soldiers while wounded.
Audie Murphy
The 3rd Infantry Division motto
"Nous Resterons Là"
(We Shall Remain Here)
For holding off an Iraqi company near Baghdad Airport while Manning a .50-caliber machine gun, this 'Rock of the Marne' soldier became the first person to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in the Iraq War
SFC Paul R. Smith
This sergeant first class from the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, became the first black service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in the Iraq War
SFC Alwyn Cashe
The representation of the white stripes on the 3rd Infantry Division unit patch
The three major operations the division participated in during World War I
The reason the 3rd Infantry Division given the name "Rock of The Marne"
While other unit's retreated, they stood their ground protecting Paris against the last German offensive on the banks of The Marne River
The 3rd Infantry Division's nickname during World War 1
Rock of the Marne
The creation date or authors of the 3rd Infantry Division song
(double points for both)
(Or 400 points to sing the song)
1942, CPL Bert Gold and LT Ken Hart
This unit of the 3rd Infantry Division, commanded by Colonel David Perkins, conducted the daring 2003 'Thunder Runs' into Baghdad?
2nd Brigade
This memorial on Fort Stewart, Georgia, memorializes fallen Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and attached units who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
Warriors Walk
The 3rd Infantry Division fulfilled this role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
They served as the armored spearhead of the coalition forces. They were the first to enter Baghdad and led the assault on the city, including seizing Saddam International Airport
The date the 3rd Infantry Division reflagged from the 24th Infantry Division
April 26, 1996
During the Cold War the 3rd Infantry Division was re-stationed in Germany as the first line of defense against Soviet Union aggression in Europe between these dates
1958 – 1996
The three major operations that occurred during World War I that are symbolized by the three white strips on the 3rd Infantry Division unit patch?
The Battle of the Marne River, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the St. Mihiel Offensive
This number of trees line the sidewalks around Cottrell Field’s, Warriors Walk
469 White Crape Myrtle trees