Roque: Not sure just how many points I had, but not enough for a immediate return home as I only joined the 3rd in France, great majoriy of us in the company were replacements. Very few were old timers like you and Recon in the Infantry. I never
much cared for the way this Point system was set up. Never figured it held much value
for those of us that were in continual combat, suffering by far the most casualties and
existing in continual bad conditions. Always wondered why the C.I.B. recieved no
points . Seems to me that this system catered to the "rear support troops" who usually
lmust have been bored at waiting for wars end. Oh well, its done and over long ago.
Besides, just waiting to go home without being shot at anymore was O.K. with me.
I sometimes wonder just what the "average points" were for the Combat Infantryman
was at wars end against other soldiers "average points".. Let alone their "life expectancy" in days, weeks or months.. Might be interesting. Seems to me that Marions post afrom Chris Andersons WW 2 magazine :: " most deserving soldiers cooling their heels in the cigarette camps. GIs who had been in combat since Normandy or even earlier were stuck, while others who had not even heard a shot fired in anger found themselves in the States. " . HOW DAMN TRUE.. There are POINTS and there
are POINTS. But one hell of a big difference on how one got them.