How cold was it?
All of us who were in the Bulge remember how very cold it was. Everyone tried to keep warm by wearing multiple layers. I wore a total of 14 layers on my body; some civilian sweaters received from home supplemented the GI clothing.
I weighed 140-150 pounds but the clothing made me look like I weighed about 190. Some men who didn't know me too well called me "Fatty."
I wonder how many others looked overweight because of the extra clothing?
uniform of the bulge
2 T-shirts
2 Winter underwear and long-sleeve shirts
2 GI long-sleeve sweaters
1 Civilian long-sleeve sweater
1 Sleeveless civilian sweater
2 OD shirts
2 Fatigue shirts
1 Field jacket
1 Wool overcoat
1 Pair OD pants
1 Pair fatigue or combat pants
2 Pair summer underwear shorts
2 Pair winter long underwear
2 or 3 Pair wool socks
(plus 1 or 2 pair drying between sweaters)
1 Pair combat boots
1 Pair rubber galoshes
1 GI knit helmet liner
1 GI wool leather palm gloves
Bob Cornell D/394
242 Beverly Place
Munster IN 46321
