It was not the best of Christmas seasons for Gen. George Patton in December of 1944. Yes, the general's Third Army was ...
Patton was not an ideal commander. But his fighting spirit was second to none—and continues to inspire military leaders in ...
A case in point: the day a 31-year-old U.S. Army lieutenant assigned to hunt Mexican rebel general Pancho Villa was ordered to buy corn, taking 10 soldiers and three cars. After dutifully securing the ...
On Dec. 9th, at the intersection of Kaefertalerstrasse and Dudenstrasse military members and onlookers gather to honor Gen.
CARLISLE, Pa. — The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center announced it will host Patton Historian and Impersonator Stan Wolcott of Cody, Wyoming at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. In the fictional ...
Lieut. General George Smith Patton Jr., who had scandalized his fellow officers and angered the U.S. public, whose promotion the U.S. Senate had righteously turned down, was last week again an admired ...
As a tank commander in Gen. George S. Patton's 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels" unit, Edward Vernon "Huck" Huckaby fought in some of the major battles of World War II - from D-Day to the Battle ...
Benjamin W. Patton stands with his father, Gen. George Patton in 1978 at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia. His grandfather, Gen. George S. Patton commanded the U.S. II Corps in 1943.
Joanne Holbrook Patton came from a distinguished military family whose service to the country extended back to the Civil War. She later married into an equally prominent family of military ...
He’s back. Willie is back, alone and emotionally solitary. I see him when I have coffee in the morning on the patio just after sunrise before the day’s heat unfolds with an all-consuming passion.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants military officers to take risks again – and history may be on his side. A case in point: the day a 31-year-old U.S. Army lieutenant assigned to hunt Mexican rebel ...