1) No relation to former VA Governor Terry McAuliffe
2) One person who almost fought in the Battle of the Bulge was pulled at about the last minute by the Red Cross in Paris. They were looking for a piano player, and took a private named Dave Brubeck out of the ranks.
Turns out the Red Cross was looking for more than one, but ten was too many because of the demands of the war, so they decided to take five instead.