This was posted to show the difference between the troops in Paris and Combat Troops. A Soldier Strips the Romance out of Life at War Post #188 Note:- Gen. J.C.H.Lee was known to Combat GIs as J***S C****T Himself!! Not affectionately!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The two sides of the Army in the ETO. A few days after I made the above post I recalled an incident I was involved in Paris that showed the real difference between their life and it's absurdity that the Army allowed to exist. A man in our unit was located by the Red Cross so that he could be returned home as one of his brothers was KIA and another lost his right arm and since the family was a farming family he was needed more there than in the ETO. I was ordered to take him to Paris for out processing by the BN CO and the BN CO was a friend of the Officer in Charge of this function. Four of us set off in a jeep, the man, another to make the return trip with me and an Intel Officer that was to be reassigned. As we approached the inner city we were stopped by MP in a perfectly GI Class A Uniform complete with white leggings, white Sam Brown belt and holster an even white gloves, Believe me he was a sight to behold and one I had never seen in the ETO before this. As we passed he blew his whistle and motioned us to the side of the street and strolled over and proceeded to tell us we were to be arrested as we didn't have on Class "As", our jeep needed to be washed and we were to follow him to MP HQ as we were under arrest. Every time I tried to explain where we had come from he told me to shut up and follow him. Unfortunately he had not noticed the Intel Officer was a Capt. and when told by the Capt. to come over to his side of the jeep he told the Capt to shut up!! I didn't have my "Top" Chevrons on!! Finally the Capt.. stood up and his Officer's insignia was evident so the MP walked around to the side of the jeep.This jeep had a rifle boot we had gotten from an Armored Unit. When the MP got right up beside the Capt. The Capt. pulled out the Carbine from the boot and stuck it against the chin of the MP whose face then became as white as his fancy MP gear. The Capt. said he was going to shoot the MP if he didn't disappear ASAP(that's the clean version of what he said) and he was capable of doing this as that was one of the reasons he was being reassigned - close to being a Section 8. Since we were now on our own without the MP to contend with we continued on our way. Sgtleo
Sarge -- I am glad that Captain was not your escort for the return trip! As always, thanks for another great story!
dgmitchell You have NO IDEA of how happy I was when we dropped him at his destination. That man was certifiable in my opinion and if he were in my company he would have been sent back for an evaluation before then. After he left, I checked and there was a round in the chamber of the carbine. Oh I forgot the real punch line:_ HE TOOK THE MPs .45 AS A SOUVENIR!!!!!!! Sgtleo
