George S Patton Achievements

In 1944, the United States war effort in Europe was just starting to pick up. Even though the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred just three years prior, the growing power of the Third Reich could not be ignored. During this time, France was already occupied by Nazi Germany and Hitler's war machine was on the path of conquering all of Eurasia. In an attempt to combat this immense threat, the U.S. formulated a plan to engage the German forces through an invasion of Normandy. This bloody offensive would be remembered in infamy as D-Day. Shortly before this violent clash of U.S. and German forces, the inexperienced men of the United States Third Army was given an encouraging and inspiring speech by the four star general George S. Patton.

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)

MacArthur was born on an Army base in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26, 1880, into a family with military history. When he was born his Dad was a captain , and had been decorated for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. His Mom's brothers fought for the south during the civil war. The base where he was born was just the first of several military post which he lived as a kid. In 1893 his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, and he attended the West Texas Military Academy. After high school, he enrolled in the military academy at West Point, where he excelled, and in 1903 he graduated with honors. After graduation, MacArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Army Corps of Engineers.

General Patton did an outstanding job demonstrating the four of the six steps of Mission Command during the Battle of the Bulge. The forces that General Patton led were subjected to a stern leadership and instilled tighter discipline than any other American field forces in World War II. General Patton lived by a few principles daily and one of those include a quote he made of his own “say what you mean, and mean what you say.” An example of his quote he enforced in his soldiers that he made sure that regulations concerning uniforms were rigidly enforced, and on many occasions he imposed fines or other punishments when he found his men on front lines violating the rules he

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

While a student at the University of Maine, he decided to enlist in the Army rather than be drafted to service. He was in the 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, B Troop. Serving two tours in the Vietnam war as a scout helicopter door gunner - he was shot down three times, once behind enemy lines. He earned numerous decorations for valor and service. They include a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Air Medal (twice for valor), Distinguished Flying Cross (a very prestigious award for aviators), a Purple Heart with clusters, and a Bronze Star - one of the highest honors that can be awarded for exemplary achievement in the service. He was a brave, distinguished soldier, and he served his country in an exceptional manner. He recently

George S. Patton was born on November 11th, 1885, in San Gabriel California. As Patton grew older, he developed a

After Patton graduated he was first sent to the 15th Cavalry at Ft. Sheridan in Illinois (General George). At Ft. Sheridan Patton gained a reputation to be a hard-driving leader, a reputation that his superiors liked (General George). At the end of 1911, Patton was sent to Ft. Myer, VA, where he befriended Henry Stimson, who was the Secretary of War, and then Patton became his aide (General George).

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.

Patton started his military career during WWI as a temporary lieutenant-colonel. As temporary lieutenant-colonel, he organized and commanded the 304th Tank Brigade in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives of 1918. Patton was wounded later on in the war in September and received the Distinguished Service Cross. By 1919 he was a colonel. After the WWI Patton reverted to the rank of captain, but was promoted to major in 1919 and assumed command of the 304th Tank Brigade at Fort Meade. He was assigned to the office of the Chief of Cavalry during the years 1928-31, graduated from the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1923, and from the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth in 1924. Patton attended the Army War College in 1932 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel

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.

Due to his injuries Bernard received the Distinguished Service Order, which was very uncommon for lower ranked soldiers to receive, which speaks to the type of soldier Bernard was (Hamilton Making). It was also during these early years of combat that the myth of Bernard Montgomery molded as well as the ideology of Bernard’s leadership was taking root. The British suffered massive casualties during WWI which Bernard saw firsthand on most occasions. This has been argued by many researchers and alluded to by Bernard himself to have caused his cautionary and well thought out military decision making as a commander (Hamilton Making). Upon the end of WWI Bernard had made his way to chief of staff of the 47th division and this would not be his last promotion (Montgomery Memoirs).

General Patton but also by the soldiers he led. In the Ardennes Forest, the Americans were outnumbered five to one, and they were low on food and weapons, but they never gave in even though it would have been easy to do so. They held the line until help arrived.

Douglas MacArthur was a US soldier, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The son of a Union army hero during the Civil War (they are the only father and son to win the Congressional Medal of Honor) and a mother ambitious for his success, he trained at West Point (1903), rose steadily in the army, and demonstrated his bravado on a secret mission to Mexico (1914). In World War 1 he commanded a brigade in combat in France (1918), where he earned a reputation for bravery (wounded three times) as well as foppery - he carried a muffler and a riding crop into the line, but not a helmet or a gas mask. After serving as the superintendent of West Point (1919–22), he completed his second tour of duty in the Philippines.

Before Mr. Truman became president, he was a major and a colonel in the Missouri national guard, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army reserve. Although, his military career didn't come easy due to his bad eyesight. The first time that Harry tried to join the the academy of the United States military he was turned down. He attempted the second time and passed by secretly memorizing the eye chart. He fought during WWI in France as an artillery officer. When they were surprised attacked by the Germans and the soldiers began to flee, as commander for the French, Truman encouraged them to stay and fight. The soldiers were so surprised to hear him use such language that they immediately obeyed him.