George S. Patton
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| George S. Patton | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Birth | November 11, 1885 San Gabriel, California |
| Death | December 21, 1945 Heidelberg, Germany |
| Nationality |  American
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Profession(s) |
Military Officer |
- "God bless the United States of America and death to all her enemies. Including that lowdown greaser, Pancho Villa."
- ―George S. Patton[src]
George S. Patton (full name George Smith Patton III) was an officer in the US Army and one of the top allied commanders in World War II.
Patton was born in a family of great military background that could trace its members serving as soldiers as far as the American Revolution. His father was a Confederate soldier that died at the Battle of Gettysburg, in the American Civil War.
He joined the US Army in 1909 as a cavalry officer. He was destined to Texas when Pancho Villa crossed the Mexican-American border in 1916 and raided Columbus, New Mexico, killing several Americans. The US president Woodrow Wilson ordered then a punitive expedition against Villa, headed by General John J. Pershing, and Patton joined it. Soon, he demonstrated great bravery, infiltrating behind the enemy lines to kill the leader of Pancho Villa's bodyguards, Julio Cárdenas, and bringing his corpse to the American camp. This action earned him a promotion to Lieutenant and the declared respect of General Pershing. However, neither Patton nor Pershing could achieve the expedition's ultimate goal, bringing down Pancho Villa, and had to return to the United States without success.
In 1917, when the United States declared war on Germany (thus joining definitely World War I) Patton traveled to France as part of the American Expeditionary Force, also leaded by Pershing. There he led several attacks against the Germans, raising quickly in the rank scale and commanding the first Tank corps in the US Army by 1918.
Made General shortly before World War II, he later took part in the campaigns of Morocco, Italy, Normandy, Lorraine, the Bulge and the final invasion and rendition of Germany herself. However, he died in a car crash about a day before his triumphant return to the United States.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Stuart Milligan played a young Lt. George S. Patton in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
