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As the leading cadet in his Naval company my father carried the guidon for the company. When George Patton reviewed the troops at Great Lakes Naval Station in 1944, my father took his salute.
Bob
He was dead by then. Was it 1936 perhaps?
According to Wikipedia that is correct. I wasn't aware that he passed so soon after WW2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ovidio
Sorry, got distracted and committed "last number syndrome." My father took the salute in '44 and was mustered out in '46.
Bob
I always loved his idea of rallying the Germans and destroy the Soviet Union immediately after the end of the war. I guess he didn’t die of a real accident…
We will never know - but it mostly been debunkedQuote:
Originally Posted by Ovidio
General Pattons Death - Accident or Murder? - YouTube
While serving in Germany in the Mannhiem and Heidelberg area, I have visited most of the kasernes that General Patton was associated with. The hospital where is died had made his hospital room into a small shrine. Since then the US military is no longer in the Heidelberg area and I do not know what happen to the hospital room. Probably given back to the German people. Best term of duty I ever had. Also grew up there as a kid. Southern Germany will always have a special place in my heart.
From what I understand if George was wearing a seat belt he would probably not have been injured in the crash that killed him.
In the late 90ies, I used to go to the Heidelberg barracks for shopping military items in the quartermaster area. They let me in with my reserve ID from the Italian army.
That was a really nice place they had over there.
9/11 changed everything...
If it were not for the movie and George C. Scott's portrayal, this great hero would be unknown today.
True. One interesting inaccurracy was Patton's attitude towards those who served under him. In his book, Bradley described Patton as loyal to those below him to a fault, unwilling to fire nonproductive officers below him. There is a great quote from Patton on this subject:Quote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
"There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates." - George PattonBob
Many years ago, I had the honor of receiving an award from GOA Bradley a few months before he passed away.
