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George Patton’s Early Life and Career
George Smith Patton was born in 1885 in San Gabriel, California. His family, originally from Virginia, had a long military heritage, including service in the Civil War. Patton decided early on that he wanted to carry on the tradition, and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1909. Patton gained his first real battle experience in 1915, when he was assigned to lead cavalry troops against Mexican forces led by Pancho Villa along the U.S.-Mexico border. He served as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing, commander of American forces in Mexico, and accompanied the general on his unsuccessful 1916 expedition against Villa.
Did you know? In 1912, George Patton represented the United States in the Stockholm Olympics, competing in the modern pentathlon. Of the five events--running, swimming, fencing, riding and shooting--he fared poorest in shooting, but still managed to finish fifth overall in the event.
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Patton went along with Pershing to Europe, where he became the f
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Patton, James (1756-1845), an Irish immigrant and pioneer to the Yadkin River. He married to Anne Reynolds Patton of Wilkes County and became the ancestor of a very large connection. His autobiography, Biography of James Patton, is an interesting historical document of the 19th century America.
His eldest son, James Washington Patton (13 Feb. 1803 - 26 Dec. 1861), contractor and merchant, was born in Wilkes County. "When he was four, the family moved to Buncombe County outside of Asheville. There he was educated at Newton Academy and lived in and around Asheville the remainder of his life.
A prominent merchant, Patton is noted for having used his "social position and wealth" as a "power for the good in his section of the country." To increase commerce, he proposed and helped complete an east-west thoroughfare in Asheville. With the help of construction workers employed in his business, the road was finished and named Patton Avenue. From his father Patton inherited the Eagle Hotel, one of the first hotels in Asheville. He later expanded his resort interests and built another
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George Patton
(1885-1945)
Who Was George Patton?
Considered one of the most successful combat generals in U.S history, George Patton was the first officer assigned to the Tank Corps in WWI. During WWII, he helped lead the Allies to victory in the invasion of Sicily, and was instrumental to the liberation of Germany from the Nazis. He died on December 21, 1945 in Heidelberg, Germany.
Early Life
Born November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California, as a young boy, Patton set his sights on becoming a war hero. During his childhood, he heard countless stories of his ancestors’ victories in the American Revolution and the Civil War. Striving to follow in their footsteps, he enrolled in Virginia Military Institute in 1904. A year later, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating on June 11, 1909. In 1910, he married Beatrice Ayer, a childhood friend. In 1912, Patton competed in the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He did well in the fencing portion and placed fifth overall. In 1913, he was ordered to the post of Master of the Sword at the Mounted Service
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