General George S. Patton Jr.

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General George S. Patton Jr.

• 1885-1945

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Life of a Legend

• Born 11 November 1885 in California
• Attends West Point in 1904, Graduates in 1909
• Marries Beatrice Ayer in 1910

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Life of a Legend

• 1916 Serves as aide de camp to Blackjack
  Pershing in Mexican Expedition and in WWI
• Serves in first tank units in France during WWI.
  Promoted to temporary rank of Lt. Colonel twice
  and full Colonel once.

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Life of a Legend

• Interwar Years
• Promoted to General
• Given Command of 2nd Armored Div.
• Set up Desert Warfare Training Facility

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Life of a Legend

• Campaigns in WWII
• Operation Torch
• Sicily Campaign
• Breakout of Hedgerows
• Battle of the Bulge

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Life of a Legend

• Death 1945
• Car Wreck on 9 December 1945
• Dies of Lung Infection 21 December 1945

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Pattons Blue Card
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Pattons Blue Card
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Operation Husky

• Debate over how to attack
• Patton Plan
• Montgomery Plan
• Eisenhower decided to take the Montgomery Plan
• U.S. Forces (Pattons 7th Army) supported British
  troops on drive to Messina

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Operation Husky

• What really happened
• Montgomery battled his way up the coast
• Patton deviated from course, took Palermo,
  marched on to Messina, barely beating Montgomery

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Operation Husky