Several things:-
Marion:- Gen. Patton was riding in a Ford 4 door sedan when it was
struck by the truck not in a jeep. He always sat on the side of the
sedan that was struck by the 6by. That was part of the mystery e.g.
why was the car struck on that side? Coincidence??
Twobisquit:- If you go back and reread my postings I was noncommittal
about it being an accident but knowing and having worked with Intel I
could be made to believe it was planned. Some of those guys were
ruthless when it came to doing their duty.
Also, on your question re the FBI, I have no knowledge but I do know
that it was in 1942 that Pres. Roosevelt appointed Col. William(Wild Bill)
Donovan head of the OSS since the US had no non-military Intel Service
other than the FBI however good they were. The OSS became the Big
Kids on the Block from then on.
My association with Intel was strictly with the Krauts and places like
Peenemunde and the scientists working there.
Somewhere I remember posting that Gen. Patton had said that
"when we got to Berlin we should have kept going or your kids and/or
grandkids will be here for years". How true that statement was.
Sgtleo 