General George S. Patton, Jr. was born november11th 1885 in San Gabriel,California to George Smith and Ruth Patton. Little George's father was a military man himself and he inspired him to do the same. Unlike many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, ... recite lines from both texts long before he could even lift a sword. These classic images were filled out by recent war stories of living soldiers, particularly those of John Singleton ''Ranger'' Mosby. John often visited the Patton house and would entertain Georgie for hours with tales of his Civil War adventures. With ...

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... proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere. That's all." These are the closing lines from General Patton's 3rd army speech to the 6th Armored Division. (2) (1) General George Smith Patton, Jr. was born November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. General Patton's ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, Mexican War, and Civil War. He felt he was destined to ... the soldiers who died in the Battle of the Bulge in Hamm, Luxembourg. (2) (3) General Patton was a larger than life figure. He is what you call a character, right up there with John Wayne and Ted Williams w...

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