Well, George, as to the first part of your question, I don't know, unless it stems from "Yankee Doodle Dandy". The term seems to have been applied to new Englanders. As to the US Army in the WTBS, at some point Grant was asked what his favorite songs were. He replied, "There are two; one is Yankee Doodle Dandy, and the other isn't." LOL Stan