Patton was a Cavalryman. Jodphurs were SOP. His only distinctive uniform item were his sidearms & belt.
“Patton was a Cavalryman. Jodphurs were SOP. His only distinctive uniform item were his sidearms & belt.”
He was an old cavalryman but he made those jodphurs look cool.
Did anyone else wear them at the time?
Two Pistol Patton.
One of his junior officers asked if he didn’t get tired of wearing them.
He replied “of course I do. Some days I don’t want to put them on. But if I didn’t the men would notice and say the old man looks tired, then they would be tired. It would infect my whole army. I wear them so the men can see me and know I’m on the ball, spoiling for the fight. That makes THEM on the ball and spoiling for the fight.”
The old cavalryman knew image was everything for an officer who had to lead in the field.