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The Battle of El Guettar took place during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II, fought between elements of the Army Group Africa under General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, along with Italian First Army under General Giovanni Messe, and U.S. II Corps under Lieutenant General George Patton in south-central Tunisia.
Patton was the fourth in his line to be named George Smith Patton. His great-grandfather, the first George Smith Patton , was a colonel in the Confederate army during the American Civil War . Commanding a brigade at the Battle of Opequon , also known as the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864, he was wounded, captured and died.
Lieutenant (junior grade), commonly abbreviated as LTJG or, historically, Lt. (j.g.) (as well as variants of both abbreviations), is a junior commissioned officer rank of the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps).
Pilot of F-4J #155554 hit by enemy fire and headed out to sea, the radar intercept officer LTjg William A. Simmons ejected successfully, but Lt Brice's canopy failed to jettison [239] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 5: McManus, Truman J: Lance Corporal: USMC: 1st Battalion 12th Marines: South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province
William Patton may refer to: William Patton (preacher) (1798–1879), American preacher; William Weston Patton (1821–1899), his son, American abolitionist; William Hampton Patton (1853–1918), American entomologist; William Patton (architect), English-born, American architect of churches including Church of Our Saviour (Placerville ...
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.
William Barnes: Marine Corps Private First Class Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands September 13–14, 1942 William W. Barnes Jr. Navy Lieutenant, Junior Grade Midway June 4, 1942 Marshall D. Barnett Jr. † Navy Lieutenant, Junior Grade Leyte Gulf, Philippines October 24, 1944 Bernard Barney † Navy Seaman Second Class Treasury Islands October 27, 1943
Name Class year Notability References William Harwar Parker: 1848 Naval Academy Instructor and Professor of Mathematics, Navigation and Astronomy (1853–1857); served with the Virginia State Navy during the American Civil War, then the Confederacy and Confederate States Naval Academy by serving as its Superintendent from October 1863 on the school ship CSS Patrick Henry, located outside of ...