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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]
Left a widow, Susan left Virginia to live with her brother Andrew Glassell, a prominent lawyer in Los Angeles.Susan Glassell opened a school to support her family. Her son George S. Patton II (1856–1927) became a prominent lawyer and married into the wealthy family of Benjamin Davis Wilson (see also George S. Patton, Jr.).
Patton left the conference room, phoned his command, and uttered two words: "Play ball." This code phrase initiated a prearranged operational order with Patton's staff, mobilizing three divisions—the 4th Armored Division, the 80th Infantry Division, and the 26th Infantry Division—from the Third Army and moving them north toward Bastogne. [201]
The World War II General Patton's youngest grandson, who still is living, has given interviews on the History Channel and the Military Channel, recalling his family heritage. Another son, Robert H. Patton, has written a history of the Patton family: The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family (Crown, 1994). [9] [10]
Family members and friends related anecdotes about his military tenure under Patton, who led units in World War II in the European and Mediterranean theaters. He was discharged in October 1945.
John Knight Waters (20 December 1906 – 9 January 1989) was a United States Army four-star general who served as commander, U.S. Army, Pacific from 1964 to 1966. He was also the son-in-law of General George S. Patton.
A veteran who was liberated from a prisoner of war camp by General George S Patton has paid tribute to the US commander on the 75th anniversary of his death. Christopher Hutchinson, 98, a retired ...
The Patton family later moved to Lake Vineyard, a large landholding in San Gabriel, California, where they grew oranges, operated a winery, and raised other crops. [22] [23] In 1894, Patton was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives from California's 6th District and lost to Republican James McLaclan.