Marva, The 82nd Airborne Division never was under the direct control of General Patton in the European Theater (June 1944- May-1945). I can only think of two possiblities. 1) The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment-PIR did assault Gela, Sicily in July, 1943 in the MTO under the command of Patton while his was over the 7th U.S. Army. So I suppose the meeting could have happened. It is important to note that Patton entered the Sicilian city of Messina ahead of the British 8th Army. Whether there was a race between Patton and Montgomery to do this, is disputed to this day but it is very likely that there would have been an impromptu parade of sorts in which Scottish troops may have participated, and played the bagpipes. 2) The 505th was dispatched to stem the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge, and even though Patton did rescue the surrounded troops at Bastogne, this were troops of the 101st Airborne Division and not near the 82nd which was farther to the northeast of St. Vith. A meeting was unlikely but perhaps his comment was a general statement about the end result of the Bulge battle and not a literal meeting. I believe the 2nd is more likely, simply because of the overwhelming popularity of Patton at the end of the war and to this day, many boast as having served under him. The concentration that was liberated by the 82nd Airborne Division on May 2-3, 1945 was a subcamp (outer ring) of Woebbelin or Wobbelin (spelling varies) called Nuengamme. _http://www.woebbelin.de/survivors/_ (http://www.woebbelin.de/survivors/) Rick