T5 CARL LITTKE Jr. - B Co.

"I remember Patton driving up in his jeep with his two ivory-handled pistols. Everyone was relaxing. He stood up and yelled, "Hey, you sons-of-bitches! Put those helmets on!"

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1. Some funny things I remember about the war:

I was in charge of two POWs who helped me with my duties after the war. One day I had to supervise a crew of POWs while they loaded a truck. I gave my gun to one of my two regular POWs and told him to make sure the others did their job. It didn't take long for my supervisor to come running out.

2. My memories of the way we lived in Europe:

 We slept in tents, tents, tents and more tents.

After the war, I decided to tour some of Europe while I waited for my return passage home. I had no money, but I did have two cartons of cigarettes. I took those cigarettes to the border of Switzerland and sold them for enough money to pay for my travels.

3. My most vivid memories from World War II:

I remember Patton driving up in his jeep with his two ivory-handled pistols. Everyone was relaxing. He stood up and yelled, "Hey, you sons-of-bitches! Put those helmets on!" Everyone ignored him, so he sat down and drove off.

4. My memories about the conditions of the countries I was in during the war:

During the war all of the countries were a mess as we went through Europe. But as we came back, the Germans had already started cleaning up the towns. As we crossed into France it was a different story. In France everything was still a mess.

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