General George Patton: US Seventy Army

Massachusetts in 1915. He was later appointed as a second lieutenant in field artillery and

George Smith Patton Jr. was one of the most aggressive generals the allies had during WWII. As a German official said, “Patton was the smartest and most skillful general during WWII.” Patton was known as “Old Blood and Guts” throughout the end of WWII. If all of this is true then, what kind of an impact did he have on the war?

The United States declares war on April 6, 1917, three years after it began. Five months later, 26-year-old George Lorne signs up in East St. Louis. He is 5’11” with blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Within a month, he is raised to the rank of corporal. Sent overseas to join the fighting on the Western Front against the Germans, George’s unit is involved in the Meuse Argonne offensive in September and October of 1918. (L398) (L399)

George S. Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California (Gale 2). His parents were George Smith Patton and Ruth Wilson. Their family was very wealthy because of his mother’s father; he was a successful businessman (Ford 1734). Patton Jr. went to private school when he was twelve years old. The school was a wealthy school full of rich families. In 1902, Patton Jr. decided to go into the military. He attended the military academy at West point, New York. There, he met Beatrice Banning Ayer, daughter of a successful industrialist, who later became his wife. George Patton Jr. was a very athletic young man who played football at West Point, but unfortunately, he broke his arm while playing the sport he loved. He soon became excellent at track and field. He finished fifth in Stockholms Summer Olympics in 1912. George Patton Jr. graduated from West Point in June 1909 (Ford 1735).

George C. Marshall was one of the best generals we had ever had! Here are some facts that aren’t just about his war victories or even acts. He was born December 31, 1880 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He was a Civil Engineering major. He graduated 15th of 34 in the Class of 01. That is 1901 not 2001 if so he would be super old. George married Elizabeth Coles. George was an honor graduate of the Infantry Cavalry School in 1907. He graduated first in his class from Army Staff College in 1908, which was in Kansas. George was promoted to a First Lieutenant. He was an Instructor in the Department of Military Engineering at Fort Leavenworth Army Service Schools. He worked with various National Guard units in the summers of 1907 to 1911. His assignments was with the 24th Infantry Madison Barracks, New York. He was with the Organized Militia of Massachusetts and with the 4th Infantry at Fort Logan. He was one of the leaders of Duty with the 13th Infantry. George was Chief of Staff of Field Detachment 1 on maneuvers, Aide de Camp to Brigadier General Hunter Liggett at Fort William McKinley and Headquartered in the Philippine. He helped a lot of soldiers and saved a lot of men through his time when he was serving. He showed his men respect and they showed him it back. That is why they believed in him and they fought as a one to win the war. He severed his country good he made sure that everyone was treated well and that we all fought for our country how we should. George

He nevertheless chose to enlist to serve in World War I by rejoining the Guard. This time he faced the regular army physical for the first time and he passed in spite of his poor eyesight (20/400 in his left eye, medically considered "blind") by memorizing the eye chart. He resumed artillery training and his regiment was absorbed by the national military, Harry serving in Detachment 35th Division, 129th Field Artillery. Aboard the George Washington he arrived in the harbor of Brest on April 13th as a First Lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Forces. By the end of the month he was training in an elite artillery school learning surveying and astronomy at a level requiring college level mathematics (a challenge for Harry who had not attended college), and mastering a sophisticated, French-designed and French military-secret guarded, rapid-fire 75 millimeter artillery gun. Engineered with a hydropneumatic carriage recoil system, the gun remained stationary following each discharge, and so required no aim correction between shots. This allowed it to fire twenty to thirty rounds a minute with an effective range of five miles, making it "ideal" for trench warfare, and the output of a battery of four was "murderous". The magnitude of toil and ingenuity sunk into the effort to create such a

George was one of the greatest military leaders that the United States has ever seen. He believed that it was essential for a general to stand out from his troops. He wore a colorful uniform and brought around his signature ivory-handled pistols wherever he went. He was a Godly man except whenever he used curse words. He also thought he was reincarnated and believed he died many times throughout the centuries. He even thought that he was Napoleon, and Alexander the Great. Although he had many black soldiers under his command a unit known as the Black Panthers he never saw African Americans as low lifes especially in their performance in battles. He was a smart, daring General for the

George Meade was promoted from captain to Brigadier general of volunteers on August 31, 1861. He also commanded the army of V Corps and the department of the east. He was known as a competitive, yet cautious commander. On August 31, 1861, George Meade was promoted captain to Brigadier general of volunteers and was given command. He helped work on the defense of Washington then joined the Army of Potomac. He was made general of the 3rd military district in the South. He fought at Gaines Mill, Antietam in 1862, in 1863 he fought Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and in 1864 he fought at Petersburg, Cold Harbor, The Wilderness. He performed very well at Antietam, but was wounded in the thigh after the battle. He was usually out performed by Robert E. Lee. Later George Meade Became very important to Grant's plan. George Meade and Sherman's armies were to the two biggest armies of the

George Smith Patton always had a lifelong interest in the military and war. Patton was born on the 11th of November 1885 in San Gabriel, California. Patton was a dyslexic young man so school was hard for him (river editor, 42). He had low self esteem and he cried often (river editor,42). Patton’s parents had a lot of military experience, and he wanted to follow in their footsteps. Because of his dyslexia,

Mr.Donald M.Griffith was born in East Toledo, Ohio, on August 31st, 1927, and attended Ownley High school. As he started to talk about his experience in the war, he felt that the second war was going pretty hot and heavy and as a junior in high school he enlisted in the marine corps for four years. While in boot camp at Paris Island, he did boot training there. While being there, the atomic bomb was dropped and because of the atomic bomb being dropped, the Japanese surrendered. Donald was in the Marine Corps for four years and the war is over, but he made the best out of it. He left from Paris Island, and went to Norfolk, Virginia, to the naval operating base there. He was in a guard company, and mostly a sentry at the gates at the naval operating base.

joined the army in 1914 and uses his knowledge he had in the war to

     A typical day in my grandfathers’ life at the time was to wake up at the crack of dawn and get ready for a full day of combat, well at least for the ground troops that didn’t have a tank to be protected by. Of course for him, driving a tank was easier then being a ground troop. So that made things a little easier. He told me every day the main thing he did, and I quote, “kep my

George Patton was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885.His father as an officer in the US army so he moved around a lot.George was very intelligent and ambitious but had trouble in school.Since he couldn’t read until the age of 12, some wondered if he had dyslexia.Patton was trying to go to a College called West Point but all openings were filled.He then went to Virginia Military Institute.After only one year at the Institute, there was now a spot open at West point.His math skills had improved within a year and George Patton graduated in 1909.

General Bernard Montgomery was born 17 November, 1887 in Kennington, London, England. After a rough childhood, Montgomery attended the Royal Military College before serving in India in 1913. He later went on to deploy to France during WW1, and became a general staff officer. He continued serving after the end of the war and was a brigadier by the time WWII began. He would eventually make General.

Douglas MacArthur was born into a military family in Little Rock, Arkansas where his father a Captain introduced him at a young age to the military lifestyle. As a youth