George S. Patton was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1909. He became a full (4 star) general in 1945 after having served throughout WW1 and WW2, as well as in Mexico in 1917. General Patton established a tank training school in France and commanded a tank brigade before he took over US forces in North Africa and Sicily in 1942 and 1943. Early in 1944 he commanded the US Third Army and then led the US armored corp into Germany after D-Day. After the war Patton served as military governor of Bavaria for a short while. He died in December of 1945 as the result of an automobile accident in the US.
General George Patton Jr. was known as "Old Blood and Guts".
Was one of the most colorful generals of World War II.
No, she was not.
WWII GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 60 in 1945. Vietnam War GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 80 in 2004. (Son of WWII Gen Patton).
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George Smith Patton Jr. was his full name.
No, she was not.
WWII GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 60 in 1945. Vietnam War GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 80 in 2004. (Son of WWII Gen Patton).
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The general who said he spat in the Seine was General George S. Patton, Jr. He was a U.S. Army general during World War II.
Dwight Eisenhower
George Smith Patton Jr. was his full name.
George Smith Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885.
George S. Patton Jr.
Although referred to as General George S. Patton Jr. (1923-2004), he was actually the IVth; shortly after his father's death in 1945, George legally had the IV dropped from his name. Now, just George S. Patton; he performed 3 tours in Vietnam, his last commanding the Blackhorse regiment in South Vietnam, the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment). Colonel Patton's motto for his men: "Find the Bastards, then pile on!" Colonel Patton's father was WWII General Patton.
Anna Mercer Patton
as a boy george smith Patton worked on his maternal grandfather's farm. he didnt go to school until he was 12 so his spellig suffered but he was an ambiguos reader being he loved to read about his ancestors and past war stories
USA GEN George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 3rd Army during WWII; his son, also named COL George S. Patton Jr. commanded the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse) in the Vietnam War.