My Visit To The Canadian War Museum

[Herb Danter (RIP)]

Hey Vets:
Please let me give you an update on the heat in the summer of 1944. It was the hottest summer in Europe in 25 years. We fought throughout Normandie in 30 degree plus (celsius) weather. We were wearing the famous battle dress uniforms ( made out of the finest steel wool). Besides our fear of being KIA or wounded in action we had to contend with this superb itchy material called battle dress. I know it was woven from wool but Geez! was it ever itchy to tender skins and this type of wool (?) and my tender skin exacerbated this condition.
In the day time we sweltered but in the night time we cooled down - Why? I don't know.Of course in the day time heat you were so "bleeding" scared that you didn't even notice the heat'
AH! those were the Days!
Let me refer you to George Blackburn's trilogy of his famous books ands you'll get a better idea of what I'm trying to get across.
Over
Herb