“MacArthur had an insufferable ego. Likewise did Patton. An older friend of the family served with Patton, and he absolutely hated the guy.”
My Father fought with Patton in WWII and was in the 3 day march to Bastogne to relieve the 101st in the Battle of the Buldge. My Dad told me that he soon found out that he could sleep and march at the same time. The only good thing that my Dad had to say about Patton was that Patton would not send any of his troops anywhere that he himself would not go. Other than that my Dad hated him as Patton was a real SOB, and that is a quote from my Dad.
I now have some of the papers and a letter my Dad had that was signed by General Patton in a separate scrapbook which will go to my son when I pass on. My Dad wouldn’t talk much about the war and what he experienced, just bits and pieces, I think that it was too painful for him.
Patton would not enter a medical tent for medical help until all GIs had been treated.
‘Nice’ generals don’t win battles.