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Patton was particularly upset when learning of the end of the war against Japan, writing in his diary, "Yet another war has come to an end, and with it my usefulness to the world." [ 222 ] Unhappy with his position and depressed by his belief that he would never fight in another war, Patton's behavior and statements became increasingly erratic.
Colonel George 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.
Charles A. Pownall, American admiral in World War II "Bandito" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II "Barbara" – David G. M. Campbell, British general [11] "Barbarossa" – Hızır Hayreddin Pasha, Regent of Algiers, Turkish Corsair and Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) of Ottoman Navy [12] "Barney" –
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.
In the final phases of World War II, Hostau was on the advancing path of the Soviet Red Army from the East, and the German soldiers on the farm were unenthusiastic about surrendering to the Russians. On the other side, to the West, the XII Corps of the American Third Army was also advancing towards the farm, commanded by General George Patton ...
George Smith Patton IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War .
Major General John Shirley Wood (January 11, 1888 – July 2, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served in World War I and World War II.He is most notable for training and commanding the 4th Armored Division, which spearheaded General George S. Patton's Third Army drive across France in 1944 during World War II.
In 1940, during World War II ... Lieutenant General George S. Patton and Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., during the invasion of Sicily, Italy, 1943.