“Nixon departed Joigny the next week, making me about as lonesome as a lovesick sailor who married a Wave on an eight-hour pass.”
“On reflection, Nixon alway seemed to be around.”
“His contribution cannot truly be measured. There is no question in my mind that Nixon was the best combat soldier in 2nd Battalion.”
“I was so lonely that I needed someone in whom I could confide my inner thoughts. That someone was Nix. Whenever the bullets began to fly, I could turn and there stood Nix. He always walked on my left side.”
“Nix probably needed me as much as I needed him. He was undoubtedly the coolest man under fire whom I ever encountered in combat.”
“I sensed we shared mutual feelings and ways of looking at life. I could understand him and help him understand me, as well as understand myself. Our friendship evolved naturally, and soon he became my closest friend. Lewis Nixon was the finest combat officer with whom I served under fire. He was utterly dependable and totally fearless.“
“To give you an idea how dedicated Nixon was to 506th PIR, at Bastogne he had his name drawn from a hat in a lottery that would given him a thirty-day leave to United States. Nix refused the offer, saying he wanted to stay with the outfit on the line. How do you explain that kind of dedication?”
- Dick Winters on Lewis Nixon
