Category: General George S. Patton
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General George S. Patton, Commanding Officer of the U.S. 15th Army, Died From Wounds Suffered Not in Battle but in an Odd Car Accident. He was 60 years old. At 5:55 p.m. on December 21, 1945, Patton Passed Away in His Sleep.
Image: Major General Walter M. Robertson (back seat), commanding the 2nd Infantry Division, with Lieutenant General Patton pass in review of elements of Patton’s Third Army in April 1944, prior to the Normandy invasion in June. (Public Domain) On this day in history, General George S. Patton, commanding officer of the U.S. 15th Army, died…
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