G
eorge Patton was best known as a successful, if colorful and controversial, general in the European Theater of World War II. However, he had also previously served in the Army during the Pancho Villa Expedition (1916–1917) and World War I. He died at age 60, following a car crash, just months after the end of WWII.
Timeline
Birth- 11 Nov 1885
San Gabriel, California
Birth- 11 Nov 1885
Birth
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Birth- 11 Nov 1885
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Death
21 Dec 1945
Death
Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Marriage- 26 May 1910
Beatrice Banning Ayer
Spouse Death Date
30 Sept 1953
Beverly Farms, Massachusetts
1914 - 1918World War I
Conflict Period
World War I
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 59 - 23 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Service End Date
1945
Rank
4-Star General
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
1909
Served For
United States of America
Employment: Employer
Seventh United States Army
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1944
Employment: Place
Sicily; North Africa
Employment: Start Date
10 July 1943
Operation Torch
Invasion of Sicily
17 Aug 1943
Battle of the Bulge
Lorraine Campaign
Tunisia Campaign
Operation Undertone
15 Mar 2024
Invasion of Germany
Occupation
WWII General
Participated in the Olympic pentathlon in Sweden
Jul 1912
Employment: Start Date
1944
Employment: Place
France
Employment: Position
Commanding General
Employment: Employer
Third United States Army
Education: To
1904
Education: From
1903
Education: Place
Lexington, Virginia
Education: Institution
Virginia Military Institute
Pancho Villa Expedition
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army
Employment: Start Date
1909
Employment: End Date
1945
Employment: Position
4-Star General
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
12 Sept 2019
Education: To
11 June 1909
Education: From
1904
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Gender
Male
Death- 21 Dec 1945-Age: 60 years
Heidelberg, Germany
Complications following a car accident
Death- 21 Dec 1945-Age: 60 years
Death
Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
American Cemetery and Memorial, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Burial
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
George Smith Patton, Jr.
Also known as
"Old Blood and Guts"
Father
George Smith Patton, Sr.
Mother
Ruth Wilson
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