T110's Long, Comfortable, Nights by the Fireside

DerViktim, on Nov 28 2016 - 17:04, said:     My direct neighbor, between my family and hers, was a US army tanker during WW2. He ended the war in the 12th armored but served under Patton's relief force that pushed up to Bostogne where he was literally blown out of his tank. He showed me the winter jacket he was wearing at the time. The outer layer of the back was totally shredded and he was found laying injured on the ground next to his burning Sherman. He had no idea at all how he got there. One minute he was in his tank, the next he was laying hurt in the snow with the tank knocked out and burning near by. After a stay in hospital to recover he was assigned to 12th armored. It was an interesting group of people living right next to each other. Especially because we were all close friends and neighbors.