Flattening the Bulge

I just finished reading a story about Ralph Houk, New York Yankees player and manager. He was with the 9th Armored Division during this battle.

Meanwhile, those G.I.s dug in along the Sauer were fighting two cruel enemies—the German Army and the weather. At present, dealing with Luxembourg’s unnaturally harsh winter took precedence over the human foe.Meteorologists had not recorded conditions this severe in 100 years. Thermometers barely reached 32 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and nighttime temperatures often plummeted to 10 degrees below zero. Frequent storms blanketed the region in up to two feet of snow, while overcast skies and an almost constant wind only compounded the misery.
Frontline soldiers did (and wore) whatever they could to stay warm. Private First Class Jack Davis, a medic in the 10th Infantry Regiment, remembered his uniform included “three pairs of woolen underwear, olive drab pants, shirt and sweater, and a driver’s coat.” Davis also had on thin gloves and two pairs of socks, one he kept dry under his clothes while wearing the other pair.
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Just looking at those pictures makes me cold!