General George S. Patton, Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-11-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:San_Gabriel,_California
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_S._Patton_IV
gptkb:Ruth_Ellen_Patton
gptkb:Patricia_Patton
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U.S._Army_Cavalry
gptkb:U.S._Army_Forces_in_the_European_Theater
gptkb:U.S._Army_Tank_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Army_2nd_Armored_Division
gptkb:Patton's_Third_Army
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-12-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Heidelberg,_Germany
gptkbp:education gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."
"Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
Success_is_how_high_you_bounce_when_you_hit_bottom.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General George S. Patton, Jr.
gptkbp:influenced military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_J._Pershing
Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major General
General Officer
gptkbp:nickname Old Blood and Guts
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:7th_Army
gptkb:3rd_Army
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:George_C._Scott
gptkb:Eddie_Albert
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrice_Ayer_Patton