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 * George Smith Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California. He attended the West Point Military Academy but along with his friend, Courtney Hodges, was forced to leave after a year because of poor test results. Patton restarted the course and graduated in 1909 and won a commission in the cavalry. He was on the U.S. 1912 Olympic Penthalon team. Patton, a talented sportsman, finished fifth in the modern pentathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games. He was an officer in the United States, best known for his leadership during World War II. During the First World War Patton was sent to the Western Front in France where he served under General John Pershing before being given command of 304th Tank Brigade. He served with the U.S. Tank Corps in World War I and was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1943.In World War II; he commanded corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. In 1944, Patton assumed command of the U.S. Third Army, which under his leadership advanced farther, captured more enemy prisoners, and liberated more territory in less time than any other army in history. He led the Third Army sweep across northern France in 1944. They reached Germany by January 1945 and took 100,000 prisoners. He was removed from command in 1945. **

** The famous “weather prayer” of General Patton was written by a Catholic Chaplain, Colonel James H. O’Neill. **

 * General George Patton led the Third Army in a very successful sweep across France during World War II in 1944. He was skilled at tank warfare. **
 * George Patton died on December 21, 1945 in Heidelberg, Germany. **