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Patton, George S.

General George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a senior officer of the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

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1-417 To Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., September 29, 1936
2-017 To Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., July 24, 1939
2-042 To Mrs. George S. Patton, Jr., September 1, 1939
2-226 To Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., July 19, 1940
3-077 To Major General George S. Patton, Jr., January 26, 1942
3-165 To Major General George S. Patton, Jr., April 24, 1942
3-485 To Major General George S. Patton, Jr., January 23, 1943
4-513 To Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., September 18, 1944
4-551 To Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., October 23, 1944
4-553 To Mrs. George S. Patton, Jr., October 25, 1944
Before the colors fade a portrait of a soldier: George S. Patton, Jr., by Fred Ayer, Jr. With a foreword by Omar N. Bradley
Blood-and-Guts Patton the swashbuckling life story of America’s most daring and controversial general
Brig. Gen. O’Daniel, Major Gen. Bull, Major Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, Gen. George C. Marshall, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Major Gen. Terry Allen, and Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt on a beach where invasion maneuvers are being conducted. I Armored Corps
Brothers, rivals, victors : Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and the partnership that drove the Allied conquest in Europe
Fighting Patton : George S. Patton Jr. through the eyes of his enemies
General Dunlop, Col. Leach, General Abrams, and Col. George Patton conversing in the field
General Eisenhower decorating General Patton
General George C. Marshall Visits General George S. Patton in Etain, France
General George C. Marshall, General Mark W. Clark accompanied by Lt. General George S. Patton during a visit to I Armored Corps Headquarters
General George S. Patton explaining the removal of barbed wire on a beach as General Marshall gives his close attention. I Armored Corps
General George S. Patton watches demonstration of invasion boats coming in to the beach from the top of the hill. I Armored Corps
General George S. Patton, General George C. Marshall and General O’Daniel stand against the rail of a landing barge as another barge cuts across the bow. I Armored Corps
General George S. Patton, General George C. Marshall, Major General Omar N. Bradley and Brig. General O’Daniel witnessing a tactical problem demonstration by an infantry company. US Army I Armored Corps
General Marshall and General Patton watch a practice landing by assault infantry. I Armored Corps
General Marshall, Col. Thomas H. Nixon, an ordnance officer, General Patton, and Lt. Col. Frank McCarthy, aide to General Marshall. General Patton is explaining the use of piece of ordnance equipment. I Armored Corps
General Patton as Commanding General, Third Army
General Patton as Commanding General, Third Army
General Patton as Commanding General, Third Army
General Patton as Commanding General, Third Army
General Patton in European Theater. July – December 1944
General Patton in European Theater. July – December 1944
General Patton in European Theater. July – December 1944
General Patton’s funeral
General Patton’s principles for life and leadership / by Porter B. Williamson
Generals Bradley, Hodges, Patton, Simpson, Brereton, Gerow, and Vandenberg presented with the Legion of Honor by Gen. Alphonse Juin, Chief of Staff, French Armed Forces. European Theater of Operations, March 9, 1945
George Patton, general in spurs
George S. Patton, George C. Marshall, and Omar N. Bradley
George Smith Patton as a child
Making Patton : a classic war film’s epic journey to the silver screen
Patton
Patton a study in command, by H. Essame
Patton and his pistols the favorite side arms of General George S. Patton, Jr., by Milton F. Perry and Barbara W. Parke
Patton, fighting man, by William Bancroft Mellor
Patton, the man behind the legend, 1885-1945 / Martin Blumenson
Patton: ordeal and triumph
Patton’s ghost corps : cracking the Siegfried Line / Nathan N. Prefer
Patton’s photographs : war as he saw it / [compiled by] Kevin Hymel ; foreword by Martin Blunemson
Patton’s Third Army : a daily combat diary / Charles M. Province
Portrait of Patton
President Roosevelt and General George Patton at Casablanca Conference
President Roosevelt decorates Brig. Gen. William Wilbur with the Congressional Medal of Honor in presence of Gen. Marshall and Gen. Patton during Casablanca Conference
President Roosevelt eats from an Army mess kit after review of American troops during Casablanca Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, Harry Hopkins, and Maj. Gen. George Patton
Production Stills from the movie PATTON by Frank McCarthy
SC 196272-S, Lieut. Gen. Patton eats a carrot.
Scenes of General Patton and Army Maneuvers
Scenes of George S. Patton during the North Africa Campaign, Tunisia, North Africa
Tape 13 – World War II; Eisenhower and Patton, 1944; logistics and manpower problems; Battle of the Bulge; Malta and Yalta Conferences.
Tape 18 – Marshall Plan; lessons of World War I; reforming the Infantry School, 1927-32; Patton
The armies of George S. Patton / George Forty
The man in a helmet the life of General Patton
The Patton mind : the professional development of an extraordinary leader / Roger H. Nye
The Patton papers [by] Martin Blumenson. Illustrated with photos. and with maps by Samuel H. Bryant
Warrior; the story of General George S. Patton, by the editors of the Army times
When the Third cracked Europe the story of Patton’s incredible army, by Paul D. Harkins, with the editors, Army Times Pub. Co

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Selected Works of General John W. Vessey, Jr., 22 June 1982-30 September 1985

Vessey Selected Works (pdf) This presents material drawn from the public record of General John W. Vessey’s service—22 June 1982 through 30 September 1985—as the Tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arranged in chronological order, the material is drawn from his speeches, Congressional testimony, published articles, selected correspondence and interviews. It reflects General […]

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Collection

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Biography (pdf) A short biographical summary of the World War II experiences of Gleason and Margaret Wilson. Archival research and exhibit (on display from June 2018 until January 2019) by Marshall Museum Summer 2018 intern Leah Ingle, a graduate student in History at Liberty University.

Glossary of Terms Used in the ECA

The following pages contain a list of the technical terms used most frequently in Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) operations.

Photograph of a young Vietnamese Boy, 1968
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Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.

FRA-00996, Tourism
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Scene along country road in northern France.

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FRA-00998, Wheat
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A wheat field in France.

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FRA-00997, Manufacturing in northern France., October 2, 1948
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Factory under construction in northern France.

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FRA-00995, Wheat
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Wheat field in France.

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FRA-00993, Agriculture/Wheat
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Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.

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FRA-00994, Coal
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Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.

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