On December 8, 1945, Patton's chief of staff, Major General Hobart Gay, invited him on a pheasant hunting trip near Speyer to lift his spirits.
O 8 de decembro de 1945, o xefe de persoal de Patton, o xeneral maior Hobart Gay, invitouno a unha caza de faisáns preto de Speyer para levantarlle o ánimo.