The nuke, prevented my father, who served with Patton’s Third Army, and was sent to retrain for the invasion of Japan, from having to go to the Pacific to invade Japan. As a result I am here to be a thorn in the flesh to everyone I meet.
My 94 yr old father was in the same situation. A 25 yr old officer in Patch’s 7th Army waiting to see when he would be shipped to the Pacific.
The 7th Army had previously had the honor of having George Patton as their commander and were quite happy to share him with the 3rd Army. Patch was easier to live with.
In later years in Vietnam my dad served with George Patton IV and found him an excellent officer who didn’t capitalize on his famous name.