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=George S. Patton Jr.= toc

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Name: George S. Patton Jr. Hometown/Headquarters: San Gabriel, CA Date of Birth/Dates Active: November 11, 1885 Job Name/Branch of Military: US Army General (U.S. Seventh Army, Third United States Army, Fifteenth United States Army) Education/Commanding Officer: West Point Military College

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About Me
Hello, I am George S. Patton Jr. I am the son of George S. Patton and Ruth Wilson. My wife is Beatrice Banning Ayer and our children are George Patton IV, Beatrice Smith, and Ruth Ellen. I served in World War I as the first officer assigned to the US Army Tank Corps. I also was a US Army General in World War II.

My experience in World War I helped me in World War II. My military career didn’t start in World War II, it started long before in when I enlisted for the army in World War I. Also my family has military history. World War I helped me when I became a US Army General in World War II because, after a while of being in the army I received a promotion to captain. Being a higher role in the army, gave me experience when I was given command of different divisions and armies in World War II. I received many other promotions during World War II, also. Many people agreed that I was one of the greatest generals and leaders in US Army history.

After the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor that started World War II, I was given the command of the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions. This attack on Pearl Harbor was in December 1941. I also organized a training center in the California desert. In late 1942 I headed to North Africa. I was head of an American force at this time, and I presented my philosophy of battle. This philosophy is now-legendary. I said, “We shall attack and attack until we are exhausted, and then we shall attack again.” This philosophy was one of the reasons why I got the nickname “Old Blood and Guts” from my troops. I was able to put U.S. forces back on the offense after many defeats, with this philosophy. In 1943 I was a part of America's first major victory against the Nazis. A month after this, I turned over my command to Gen. Omar Bradley in North Africa, so that I could prepare for the invasion of Sicily by the U.S. 7th Army.

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, my 3rd Army swept through northern France in pursuit of the Nazi forces. I was hoping to lead the attack on and invasion of Normandy by the Allies, but that did not happen. After the 1st Army swept through the German line, my army came in for the Nazi forces. This frustrated the German counterattack during the Battle of the Bulge. In 1945, I led my army across the Rhine River and on into Germany. While doing this we captured 10,000 miles of territory and helped liberate the country that was in Nazi rule. Germany surrendered in the months following this, and I was removed from command of the 3rd Army in October 1945. This was because of my interview that criticized the Allies’ harsh Nazi policies.

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 * A short time after December 1941, I was given command of the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions in World War II.
 * In March 1943, I led a major American victory against the Nazis. This was in the Battle of El Guettar.
 * On June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, my 3rd Army swept into northern France. This was in pursuit of the Nazi forces.
 * In early 1945, I led my army across the Rhine River into Germany. While doing this we captured 10 miles of land, and helped liberate the country from Nazi rule.