| During World War II, only 15 to 20 percent of U.S. infantrymen engaged the enemy with direct fire. |
| Quickly following Miller in the charge came the infantrymen and Winters's dismounted cavalry moving as skirmishers. |
| Soon the Ninth's troopers also became known as buffalo soldiers, and ultimately the infantrymen too came to be considered buffalo soldiers. |
| When the weather socked in again, the infantrymen and artillerymen were ready for the German main attack that took place on Christmas Eve. |
| In the huge battles of 1914-15 Russian infantrymen had to attack unprotected by artillery barrages and often lacking even rifles. |
| Quite honestly, it was not possible to discern the difference between infantrymen, tankers, artillerymen or MPs simply by looking at them. |
