“Patton did not pay close attention to logistics. His staff absolutely did.”
Hardly. Logistics was back in England, at the Normandy beach head, at the ports, at the supply dumps. Logistics is the transport and the supply system, not the tip of the spear. That’s not what Patton’s staff was charged with doing.
“Ike needed to make strategic decisions.”
Strategy was determined at Casablanca, Tehran and Yalta. Eisenhower was a junior member among the crew there that set Allied strategy. They considered his opinion. Ike’s job was to implement the strategy given to him by FDR, Churchill, Marshall, the JCS. His bosses.
“Hardly. Logistics was back in England, at the Normandy beach head, at the ports, at the supply dumps. Logistics is the transport and the supply system, not the tip of the spear. That’s not what Patton’s staff was charged with doing.”
BS! Absolute bs!
“Patton again had to start from scratch and mold his army into a “hell on wheels” outfit. Luckily, he was able to keep his principal Seventh Army staff officers including his G-4, Walter J. Muller, who “functioned with such efficiency that Patton rarely inquired into his methods.”37 With operations in France expected to last considerably longer than Patton’s two previous campaigns (Tunisia and Sicily at 30 and 38 days respectively), the Third Army had to quickly plan and prepare for logistics support on a much larger scale....
As Patton continued focusing his main energies eastward towards Germany, Third Army quartermasters struggled to keep his spearheads fueled and supplied. Just six days into battle, the Third Army daily combat diary recorded that “supply lines were lengthening rapidly and putting a strain on the truck companies.” Dipping into emergency ration reserves began almost immediately, with corresponding “acquisition” (also known as stealing or liberating) of available fuel stocks from other units. The advance moved so rapidly, that communication wire soon was in short supply as were medical supplies. Third Army G-4 requested additional truck companies and aviation groups to increase medical evacuation and resupply efforts. In late August, over 1,000 aircraft delivered rations and fuel to Patton’s forward elements—averting a complete halt for a few more days. Captured German food, medical supplies, POL, and communications wire were also reallocated for immediate use....”
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/Chronicles/decker.pdf
I have no more idea why you think Patton didn’t have logistics personnel working on his staff than why you believe Eisenhower was just a transmitter for higher levels of command. He absolutely had responsibilities for MAKING decisions, just as every commander at every level does - and those decisions included the strategic level. Eisenhower obviously had commanders above him, but his command was not a meaningless one!