One more story:
Again, in 71 or 72 I was the Duty Officer at 194th Armor Bde HQ. at Knox. I finished reading the instructions and the Duty NCO and I agreed that I would take a couple hour nap and then stay up over the midnight hour.
No sooner had I dozed off when I heard a commotion at the front door. As I got to the top of the steps, the NCO was talking to General Patton, who was standing at the bottom of the steps with a young buck sergeant who was standing beside him with his duffle bag. I learned later that Patton did this when ever he returned to Ft. Knox via Standiford Field in Louisville. When the General saw me he said very loudly, "I got another soldier for Colonel Buchanan (194th CO)." He had picked up a soldier at the airport for a ride to Ft. Knox. My mistake was to say to the General, "Yes sir, we'll see to it that he gets over to the 120th Replacement Company." That was just a straight line for the Armor School Commandant. "Replacement Company?" he said, "You tell Buchannan that if he doesn't want this fine soldier, I'll take him." Again, it was something for a soldier to write home about. Should've kept my mouth shut and I never did get the rest of my nap.