My Father was in the Combat Engineers. He always spoke highly of the Infantry. Also respected the Armored units.
So was my Dad, who just passed at 94 on 9/26. He was D-Day Wave 1, to blow barricades, de-activate mines, blow walls etc.
He was a Platoon Sergeant, responsible for 33 soldiers in several squads, and served with the 101st Combat Engineers, 26th Infantry Division, attached to Patton’s 3rd Army Corps in the European Theater. They built and blew bridges and buildings, built HQs, de-activated landmines, and fought in ferocious combat; basically, whatever needed to be done.
He received the Eastern European Ribbon w/ 4 Clusters for Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor w/ Bronze Clusters for saving other US Soldiers from Nazi machine gun fire, along with the Purple Heart Medal for Nazi sniper wounds he received in The Battle of The Bulge at Bastogne, Good Conduct Medal, European Theater Service Medal and the WW II Victory Service Medal.
So he was Infantry & Combat Engineer, depending upon what Patton needed at the time. Especially to take Bastogne.