[GrouchoTex]

My uncle was in Patton’s 3rd army, that went into Bastogne and relieved the 101st.
He retired in Southern California, where he lived until leukemia took him 20 years ago.
His logic for moving to Southern California was that, after that winter, he never wanted to be that cold again.

[ex-snook]

I was in Patton’s 3rd Army until we were moved to protect Alcase in Dec 1944. Your uncle is sure right about the cold.

[Carriage Hill]

My Dad, now 91, was a Sgt in 101st Combat Engineers, 26th Infantry Division, 3rd Army (Patton Armored), was shot by a German sniper while rescuing 2 wounded fellow soldiers in a field during a firefight, and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

He still wears a sweater in the summer evenings and hates the winters here in PA, due to that -50°F weather. He and other guys had to dig frozen turnips and potatoes from abandoned fields to feed their units, since they were so low on food, fuel and ammo, until they were finally resupplied.

God Bless your Uncle; RIP.