The Daily Alaska Empire

PATTON'S GRAVE
Secretary of War Patterson, stopping at Frankfurt, Germany, the other day, expressed his desire to go to the American cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg, to lay a wreath on General Patton's grave.
His pilot, however, reported that bad weather precluded flying. The officer handling railroad transportation also recommended against using the train, since it would have to pass through the French zone, necessitating a change of crew and a long delay, running perhaps into hours. Finally, the motor officer urged Patterson not to drive since the roads were covered with sleet and ice.
All of which exasperated the Secretary of War.
"If Patton were alive," he said, "he would not be stopped if he thought it was his duty to go to Hamm. Get a car and we will drive to Hamm at once."
The trip of about 120 miles packed into it two near-tragedies. The first time, the car skidded, hit the gates of a railroad crossing, crashed through and stalled on the track. The second time, in a dense fog, a truck driven by a French soldier collided with one of Patton's cars and turned it over. No one was hurt. The party crowded into one car and went on. The wreath was laid on Patton's grave.