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George Smith Patton Jr. was born on 11 November 1885, [1] [2] in the Los Angeles suburb of San Gabriel, California, to George Smith Patton Sr. and his wife, Ruth Wilson, the daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson, the second mayor of Los Angeles, and Margaret Hereford, a widow from Virginia. [3]
Jean Gordon (February 4, 1915 – January 8, 1946) was an American socialite and a Red Cross worker during World War II.A niece by marriage of General George S. Patton, some writers claim she had a long affair with Patton, [2] allegedly beginning years before the war [3] and continuing behind the front lines of wartime Europe. [4]
Willie was sent to live with Patton's family as the beloved dog of a fallen warrior. [13] He died in 1955, outliving both Patton and his wife. He is buried in an unmarked grave by a stone wall on Patton's property, which is still owned by the Patton family. [14] [4] In 1970, Willie was portrayed in several scenes in Patton's biographical movie ...
Patton's wife, Beatrice Patton, spoke to the media to defend him. She appeared in True Confessions, a women's confession magazine, where she characterized Patton as "the toughest, most hard boiled General in the U.S. Army ... but he's quite sweet, really." [41] She was featured in a Washington Post article on November 26.
The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical drama film and sequel to the 1970 film Patton, portraying the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton , and Eva Marie Saint portrays Beatrice Patton, the general's wife.
Patton's grandfather, born George William Patton in 1856, changed his name to George Smith Patton in 1868, in honor of his father. Patton's father was George Smith Patton Jr., the renowned World War II general most famous for his command of the Third U.S. Army in Northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945.
J.R. Smith and Candice Patton are officially the parents of an adorable baby boy. “Son in Virgo. Born at home. Heart now beats outside of my chest. In love forevermore ,” Patton, 36, captioned ...
Colonel George S. Patton Sr. (June 26, 1833 – September 25, 1864) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton . George Patton was also the great-grandfather of Major General George Patton IV , who died in 2004.