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M1 carbine as he carried one from 1942-45 while fighting under General Patton's command. (If anyone would like me to ask him more about his thoughts on the M1, let me know as I will be talking to again soon.)
Just saw this note (now two years old). XXX1: if your friend is still with us and has any interesting stories to tell, please interview him. Get as many stories as you can ... anything about Patton is fascinating -- from North Africa to Sicily to Germanyicon. Please see Heroic Tale of a Tail Gunner for a story I just wrote to preserve this vital part of our history. Don't let this opportunity pass if he is still alive -- we won't have many WWII vets left soon.

P.S. As a midshipman being trained in amphibious assault in 1967, I served on the U.S.iconS. Monrovia, which was Patton's Command Ship for the Sicily invasion -- perhaps your uncle's friend debarked from that ship?