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Patton : The Life, The Legend
If one was to look into some type of book on the great military leaders of our time, they would find the name George S. Patton Jr. ... General Patton was a vital factor in the Allied Forces victory during World War II. To fully understand his greatness one must understand Patton – the man. ...
George Smith Patton Jr. ... His father, George Smith Patton II, was an attorney of law who served as district attorney for several years in California. ... General Patton received his military leadership gene from his paternal grandfather who served as a Confederate colonel and died in battle during the Civil War. Patton spent a vast majority of his childhood on his material grandmother’s ranch. Although Patton had no formal school training until the age of 12, he always had a fancy for reading especially under the subject of military heroism (Mellor, 24). ... Patton had a few troubles with learning at West Point, especially in the subject of math which caused him to take 5 years to graduate and placed him 46th in a class of 103 (Carnes & Garranty, 151). ...
Once Patton got his feet firmly planted in the United States Military, he chose the cavalry as his specialty. ... Patton competed in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in the pentathlon which includes such events as steeplechase riding, shooting, fencing, swimming, and a 5,000 meter race (Mellor, 61). Once the Olympics concluded, Patton then spent six weeks in Saumur, France attending a French Cavalry school. ... Patton became an expert at using the saber and was appointed to be an instructor of swordsmanship at the Mounted Service School located in Fort Riley, Kansas in 1913 (Mellor, 66).
Patton was then appointed as an aide to General John J. ... Patton made his mark as he killed three of the Villa’s guards and led a group of motorized vehicles showing his future ability to lead a motorized cavalry. Pershing went to France in May 1917 and made Patton a captain and appointed him as an aide and headquarters commandant. Patton was soon there after placed in charge of a Tank Corps and became an observer at numerous tank schools in England and France. ... Patton was wounded on the first day of battle and was forced to spend the rest of the war recovering in the hospital where he was promoted to Colonel. ...
Patton recovered from his battle wounds and rejoined the 304th at Camp Meade, Maryland in March of 1919 but soon left that unit to gain control of the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Myer, Virginia until December of 1922. ... Patton and his cavalry joined General MacArthur in an effort to disperse the World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington D. ... During the years between the World Wars, Patton wrote a sizeable amount of articles for military service journals.
In the year 1940, Patton became commander of the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. ... Patton took control of the 1st Armored Division in January 1942 at which time he developed a Desert Training center. ... Patton directed the landing at Morocco on November 8th and the French forces surrendered 3 days there after. As further confrontations continued in Northwest Africa, Patton received much praise for his efforts, techniques, personal courage, and leadership abilities from General Dwight D. ... Soon there after in March of 1943, Eisenhower moved Patton from command of the 1st Corps to command of the 2nd Corps after their severe mauling at Kasserine Pass by the Germans. Patton used his great military experience to turn this beaten and depleted unit into a well oiled fighting machine (Carnes & Garranty, 152). Eisenhower noted this change which prompted him to move Patton to much higher command. Patton was given the task of planning for Sicily and also received the rank of Lieutenant General. After a plan of attack was established, Patton was given command of the U. ... Patton strategically took Palermo and then part of Messina. ...
On August 10, 1943, while Patton was tired and tense from the campaign to take over Sicily, he encountered two soldiers in a military hospital who were not injured but only fatigued from war.
Approximate Word count = 3450
Approximate Pages = 13.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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