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General George S. Patton Jr.

General George S. Patton Jr. 1885-1945. Life of a Legend . Born 11 November 1885 in California Attends West Point in 1904, Graduates in 1909 Marries Beatrice Ayer in 1910. Life of a Legend. 1916 – Serves as aide de camp to “Blackjack” Pershing in Mexican Expedition and in WWI

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General George S. Patton Jr.

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  1. General George S. Patton Jr. 1885-1945

  2. Life of a Legend • Born 11 November 1885 in California • Attends West Point in 1904, Graduates in 1909 • Marries Beatrice Ayer in 1910

  3. 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.

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

  5. Life of a Legend • Campaigns in WWII • Operation Torch • Sicily Campaign • Breakout of Hedgerows • Battle of the Bulge

  6. Life of a Legend • Death 1945 • Car Wreck on 9 December 1945 • Dies of Lung Infection 21 December 1945

  7. Patton’s Blue Card

  8. Patton’s Blue Card

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

  10. 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

  11. Operation Husky

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