I have been slowly interviewing my uncle..who was a gunner on a Hellcat in
Bastogne. Besides the nuts and bolts questions of action and of tactics, I talked to him about the every day kinds of things that dont usually get asked. For instance..since it was one of the coldest winters in decades, how did the tankers take care of things like 'relieving' themselves? My uncle said it was so cold and that they wore so many layers of clothing, there were times when they just urinated (as their hands and fingirs were just too frozen to function. As far as having a 'movement', he said they sometimes went days and days . King and Country, I think, had an Afrika Corp soldier squatting and doing his function..but, I cant remember what number or if he belonged in a set or not. Does anyone remember this one? I can imagine that some Life Magazines were used for more than reading purposes..but, I wonder if that King and Country 'squatter' is hard to find and because of the unique nature of his action, if he would command a premium?
Bastogne. Besides the nuts and bolts questions of action and of tactics, I talked to him about the every day kinds of things that dont usually get asked. For instance..since it was one of the coldest winters in decades, how did the tankers take care of things like 'relieving' themselves? My uncle said it was so cold and that they wore so many layers of clothing, there were times when they just urinated (as their hands and fingirs were just too frozen to function. As far as having a 'movement', he said they sometimes went days and days . King and Country, I think, had an Afrika Corp soldier squatting and doing his function..but, I cant remember what number or if he belonged in a set or not. Does anyone remember this one? I can imagine that some Life Magazines were used for more than reading purposes..but, I wonder if that King and Country 'squatter' is hard to find and because of the unique nature of his action, if he would command a premium?
