[yarddog]

Patton really was a fascinating person and much more that the WWII character.

Both his grandfathers were Confederate officers. One a General and the other a Colonel. He probably should have been awarded the gold medal for the Pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics. Either one of his shots went through a previous hole or he completely missed the target on one shot which was highly improbably.

He killed two Mexican bandits in a gun fight including Pancho Villas’ intelligence chief. In war games before the war he consistently won every battle. He was wounded in WWI riding on the outside of his tank in order to see what was happening.

[patton]

Interesting guy.

[NTHockey]

Great as Patton was, he was slightly outdone by his cousin, Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC. Gen. Puller won FIVE Navy Crosses in rising through the ranks over 40 years.

“If the Marine Corps wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one.”

“General, we are surrounded. Puller’s reply - Good, fire in all directions.