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His report turned out in my favor.

A day later, two stars walked into
my room and sat down. It was
General Milburn, the best tactician in
the Fourth Army. He wasn't very
much to look at -- unimpressive in
a way, and yet, there was something
about him saying he knew his
business.

At the end of the hour, he spoke
to me for over two hours regarding
background, education, business and
several other things I am not
allowed to write about. Then he
began "pouring on the oil" ("tossing
the blarney") saying my work had
caught his attention several times
and that I had been selected
for a special assignment.

From that day my work has
been in a liason line questioning
the German prisoners of war on
this post, analyzing their statements,
piecing certain information together,
and graphing my findings.