The Army has always been “dog face” as far as I know ... Marines, leathernecks, Navy, swabbies, etc.
True, but the 3rd ID really embraced the term. The Division Song is “Dog faced Soldier” and our mascot is a bulldog named “Rocky”.
Dog Faced Soldier
I wouldn’t give a bean
To be a fancy pants Marine
I’d rather be a dog faced soldier like I am.
I wouldn’t trade my old ODs
For all the Navy’s dungarees
I’m just a fighting son of Uncle Sam.
On all the posters that I read
It says: “The Army builds men”
So they’re tearing me down
To build me over again.
I’m just a dog faced soldier
With a rifle on my shoulder
And I eat a Kraut for breakfast every day.
So feed me ammunition,
Keep me in the 3rd Division,
Your dog face soldier boy’s Okay.