General George S. Patton Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birth_date 1885-11-11
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:San_Gabriel,_California,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Luxembourg_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_S._Patton_IV
gptkb:Patricia_Patton
Ruth Ellen Patton
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U._S._Army's_1st_Armored_Division
gptkb:U._S._Army's_2nd_Armored_Division
gptkb:U._S._Army's_3rd_Army
gptkbp:death_date 1945-12-21
gptkbp:education gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Aggressive tactics
Tank warfare
Leadership in the European Theater
gptkbp:famous_quote " Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
" Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."
" Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."
" It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General George S. Patton Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as gptkb:Patton_(1970_film)
The Last Days of Patton (1986 TV film)
The Patton Papers (2004 TV film)
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Blood_and_Guts
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:7th_Army
gptkb:3rd_Army
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(awarded_posthumously)
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1909-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrice_Ayer_Patton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4