Which General Patton? There were two, father and son; WWII Patton the father and Vietnam Patton the son. The son was a Colonel commanding the famed 11th ACR Blackhorse regiment in Vietnam and later general; the father commanded the 3rd Army in Europe in WWII and died in a car accident enroute to a hunting trip in Europe in 1945.

Neither changed history but rather contributed to military history. Germany would've lost the war regardless of Patton's participation in it; ; Vietnam would've been lost regardless of Patton junior's contribution.

The only solid change or contribution was Patton senior's legacy of "history" (which can be worded as "glory") in WWII and the 3 US Army medium gun tanks named after him: the M46 Patton, M47 Patton, and the M48 Patton. All were 90mm gun tanks. Patton junior's legacy was being the son of his father and also serving in a war and commanding a famous armored cavalry regiment. No other Pattons have served in combat and commanded an armored unit.

patton helped force the surrender of german forces in north Africa

His father was lawyer and his mother was a homemaker from a wealthy California land owning family. Because of hard times George's father foresake a military career like all of his family members. He hoped his son Georgie would continue the tradition, which he did. It should be noted that Gen. Pattons son also chose a military career and gained the rank of General.

George Smith Patton Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885, to George Smith Patton Sr. (1856-1927) and his wife Ruth Wilson (1861-1928), daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson. Although he was actually the third George Smith Patton after his grandfather, he was called Junior. The Pattons were an affluent family of Scots-Irish and English descent.

As a boy, Patton read widely in the classics and military history. His father was a friend of John Singleton Mosby, the noted cavalry leader of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War who served first under J.E.B. Stuart and then as a guerrilla fighter. Patton grew up hearing Mosby's stories of his adventures, and longed to become a general himself.

Patton came from a military family; ancestors even before his grandfather included General Hugh Mercer of the American Revolution.[5] His grand uncle, Waller T. Patton, died of wounds received in Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. John M. Patton and Isaac Patton, also his grand uncles, were colonels in the Confederate States Army. Another grand uncle, William T. Glassell, was a Confederate States Navy officer. Hugh Weedon Mercer, a Confederate general, was his close relative. John M. Patton, a great-grandfather, was a lawyer and politician who had served as acting governor of Virginia.

Patton's paternal grandparents were Colonel George Smith Patton and Susan Thornton Glassell. His grandfather, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Class of 1852, second in a class of 24. After graduation, George Smith Patton studied law and practiced in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia). When the American Civil War broke out, he served in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States of America and was killed during the Battle of Opequon. The Confederate Congress had promoted Colonel Patton to brigadier general; however, at the time, he had already died of battle wounds, so that promotion was never official.

He’s been called a number of things, including military genius, a legend, and a son-of-a-bitch. But, almost 50 years after his death, hes still considered to be the one U.S. Army General epitomizing the fighting soldier of World War II. He’s mostly remembered for his unique brand of leadership. It was a role he cultivated and fully exercised. He managed to obtain a supreme effort from his men. Patton understood that war means fighting and fighting means killing. Hes the one soldier from the Second World War who stands apart from the rest, who best personifies that murderous concept, who embodies indispensable warlike virtues, and the will to conquer. Hope that helps. :)

The very fact that he is addressed as 'General' makes his rank a general.

1 star ; Brigadier

2 star ; major general

3 star ; lieutenant general

4 star ; general

5 star ; field marshal

These are the British titles for one to five star.

I don't know I want to know how long he served

No.

I asked that same question when I served with him in Korea.

His reply was " I wish I had a nickel for everytime I've been asked that" His answer to Stars and Stripes was to the effect that he did not know of any common relatives, his father served in WWII and other relevant information about the immediate family that made it clear that no one was aware of any connection at that time either. (George S Patton's descendants are well known and do not include Gary Patton) Gary Patton has had enough media exposure that if there were any firm connection to George S Patton a genealogy enthusiast would have blogged about it long ago.

General George S. Patton, famous for his 3rd Army breakthrough to Bastogne, a town in Belgium that was surrounded by the German 5th Panzer Army. The American Troops in Bastogne were part of the 101st Airborne Division, commanded by General MacAuliffe. Patton broke-through into Bastogne, and the 101st said that they could've held out from the German. Patton was one of the best tank commanders in World War II. He was a good commander, nicknamed " Old Blood and Guts "

He always made bad remarks about the other allies. So basically, General Patton was a great general appointed under General Eisenhower to fight the Germans in World War II.

There is a movie based on him called: Patton

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George S. Patton had a long career in the Army. During WW2, he was a general in command of an Army. So many generals are not associated with a branch of service as they can command infantry, armor and artillery.

George Patton had served with the cavalry and was an advocate of the new armored units. He helped establish the Desert Training Center or California-Arizona Maneuver Area near Yuma, AZ, which was used for large scale tank training. Patton's 3rd Army also depended on its armored units to defeat the Germans.

Yes he was.

If by George S. Patton, you mean the famous WW2 General, yes, I know for a fact he had a son. His son died in 2004. Patton's son was finishing his last year at West Point when the general died in a car accident in Germany (1945).

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George Meeks was Patton's orderly. He received a stripe whenever Patton moved up.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He then transferred to the United States Military Academy. The Academy compelled him to repeat his first "plebe" year after doing poorly in mathematics. He repeated his plebe year with honors, and was appointed Cadet Adjutant (the second highest position for a cadet) eventually graduating in 1909 and receiving his commission as a cavalry officer. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

as a boy george smith Patton worked on his maternal grandfather's farm. he didnt go to school until he was 12 so his spellig suffered but he was an ambiguos reader being he loved to read about his ancestors and past war stories

I can't think of any.

A young Lieutenant Patton was along on the Punitive Expedition under General Pershing in 1916, chasing around trying to catch Pancho Villa in northern Mexico, and they never caught Villa. I'm not sure they really wanted to though, but they probably could not have no matter what.

There was one episode, very late in WWII, the "Hamelburg Affair". Patton's son-in-law, Colonel Waters, was a German Prisoner of War, held in a POW camp at Hamelburg in Germany. Without authorization from Bradley or Eisenhower, when his forces reached within about thirty miles of this town, Patton gathered a small Task Force of a few hundred men, and sent them off, deep behind enemy lines to try to liberate the prisoners in this camp. The Task Force reached the camp and very briefly got some of the prisoners out, but were soon overwhelmed by reacting Germans forces, and all survivors of the "rescuers" became prisoners themselves, and almost all the recently freed prisoners were retaken. Patton was very worried over public reaction when this was related in the news, but Franklin Roosevelt died at that time, and that dominated the news.

Some of Patton's campaigns, such as Metz, took a little longer than he had anticipated, but there, as everywhere, he eventually reached his objectives.

I assume you are asking about General George S. Patton, Jr. He probably was not a Freemason since the there is no evidence (published records, Lodge name, etc.) that indicate he was.

The records of the Grand Lodge of New York do list a George S. Patton (not Jr.) as Worshipful Master of Cambridge Lodge 662 on June 20, 1904, but that is not the same man. At that time, George S. Patton, Jr. (later to be General Patton) was 19 years old (too young to be a Mason in NY in 1904). He had just completed his education at the Virginia Military Academy and was starting at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In short, it can not possibly be the same person.

George Patton was severely injuried in a motor accident on 9 December 1945 in Germany and died on 21 December 1945. There are, of course, all kinds of conspiracy theories, too ...

the driver was left uninquired

I have read that the accident was on a mountain road in Spain, not Germany. If true, that is a pretty serious error of fact.

I also suggest some information be added about how Patton was doing in the hospital and how he suddenly took a turn for the worse in a way that had nothing to do with the injuries he suffered. That is what I have read. I don't have complete information, but the lack of information leaves a lot to conjecture.

Battle of the Bulge/relief of bastogne