[gunnyg]

somewhere i read of mass deserions (us) in the last days of germay; so ike, although just a politician, really did have a problem on his hands....also there was a story on line pointing out that when wwii ceased patton would have outranked ike since his promotions wre ra (permanent) and ike’s were us (temp)...we’ll never know now...will we...

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Ike was one of America's greatest leaders of World War II, or ever. The problem he faced was guys like Slovik calculating they could avoid combat by spending a few years in prison. If soldiers deserted en mass it would have been a morale disaster, service wide, and a slap in the face to all who served loyally and faithfully.