It was not only house organs like ‘Stars and Stripes’ that were proud of the work of G­25. Joseph Care remembers that it was not unusual to see Generals Eisenhower and Patton making “fast but thorough inspections”.

“General Patton also visited to inspect progress on his personal command vehicle, designed by himself, that was being fabricated by G.I.s at Ashchurch. Its basic units consisted of two ii ton Dodge 4 x 4 trucks that were converted to one vehicle with much more traction and a longer bed. In its finality it certainly resembled the character of Gen. Patton. The G.I.s a: Ashchurch were very proud of this contribution.”4