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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]
Patton's niece Jean Gordon spent some time together with him in London in 1944, and in Bavaria in 1945. Patton repeatedly boasted of his sexual success with Gordon, and his wife and family plainly believed that the two were lovers. Some of his biographers are skeptical. Hirshson said that the relationship was casual. [223]
Elizabeth Crockett (née Patton, born May 22, 1788; died January 31, 1860) was an American female farmer, housewife, and widow, who is recognized in history as the wife of Alamo defender Davy Crockett.
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.
Patton Oswalt is remembering his late wife, Michelle McNamara, as the Golden State Killer was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. During a 2018 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Oswalt ...
Her daughter Eleanor Thornton Patton (1857–1937) married Los Angeles lawyer Thomas Bruen Brown in 1879. In 1870, Susan married Colonel George H. Smith . He was a first cousin of her first husband, and a lawyer, practicing in partnership with her brother Andrew Glassell under the firm name of Glassell, Chapman & Smith.
The Tri-Cities’ most famous bachelor has tied the knot. Gen. James “Jim” Mattis, the former defense secretary, has married Christina Lomasney, who works at Pacific Northwest National ...