To this in 80 years
God help us.
Well, the author got it right that Patton’s pistol handles were ivory, not pearl. Many people get that wrong.
His daughter(s) reported that he was extremely abusive to their mother.
My Latin teacher in Catholic hs was a chaplain in Patton’s command in France and Germany. Although Patton was an Episcopalian, he often attended Catholic mass.
Patton always sat in the front row. After 8 minutes of sermon, he pulled out one revolver and put it on the seat. You better be finishing up by 10 minutes.
Can someone recommend a book which will help me understand why Patton was a brilliant commander? I’ve read Killing Patton, and a few articles, but nothing tells me exactly what he did to deserve his reputation.
I read, yeas ago, that when he was assigned to a post in Hawaii, he shipped his belongings via the army, but loaded his family into a small sailboat (30-40 ft?) and sailed to Hawaii.
He had never sailed before and taught himself celestial navigation on the trip.
He went on to become the first mayor of San Marino, Calif.,
My dad worked for Terry Allen and T.R. jr.... Met Patton on a few occasions and had to deal with him on/off until my dad finished up in Cheb....never had anything good to say about him. Dad was with 1ST ID G2
The first casualty of political correctness.
To this in 80 years
God help us.
Since we’re discussing Patton on an ammunition blog, I’d be interested in reading more about Patton’s stance on negligent discharges of firearms at dinner parties.