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They're both on display, with the original leather, at the Patton Museum at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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I did BCT at Knox and was *a hold over* thereafter for a few weeks. I spent many hours in the Patton museum. He had a way cool motor home too
If you're ever in the area (near Louisville) check it out.
BTW - The Army doesn't protect the depository, although Flemming would have you believe that. Treasury has that responsibility...
I had the *honor* of being in Basic when Patton made general. Our barracks was on his route to the museum - They actually made us wash each and every rock so that they'd look really nice. We're talking gravel here... I've often wondered if one of the writers of the
Mash TV show was there too. Patton went by and was reading something - He never even looked up and, unfortunately for him, didn't get to see our nice clean rocks. The MacArthur character in a
Mash episode did the very same thing.