In November 1917, Patton left Paris and reported to General Garrard of the French Army.

When General Eisenhower learned of the matter, he ordered Patton to make amends, after which, it was reported, " Patton's conduct then became as generous as it had been furious ," and he apologized to the soldier " and to all those present at the time ," The news reporters who had sent their report to Bedell Smith demanded that Patton be fired in exchange for killing the story, a demand which Eisenhower refused.

Pearson's version not only conflated details of both slapping incidents but falsely reported that the private in question was visibly " out of his head ", telling Patton to " duck down or the shells would hit him " and that in response " Patton struck the soldier, knocking him down.

Patton later reported it was the only mistake he made during World War II.

Being consistent with his egalitarian view, Patton made certain at least some black officers served as judges in military tribunals with cases involving black defendants, and he was known, as was General George Washington before him, to spend significant time with his African-American aide, in this case, Sergeant Meeks, in which it was reported that it grew into a demonstrative mutual respect.

By 1970 Patton Village reported that it had 667 people.

General George Patton was among the many influential military leaders reported to have read " Infantry Attacks ".

General George S. Patton, Jr. reported to the Ordnance Department on January 26, 1945: " In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised.

On July 16, 2010, Sirius XM Liquid Metal DJ Troy Hinson, reported that while he was backstage at Faith No More's Philadelphia appearance, Patton told him that Jim Martin was offered a chance to play with the band at one of their three San Francisco reunion tour dates in order to play the album Angel Dust in its entirety.

General George S. Patton was wanted and expected in Prague by everybody but the communists, yet he was not allowed to move, even when his reconnaissance units were reported a mere south of Prague.

* In 2011, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, and Angela Bassett star in the film Jumping the Broom, wherein two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Cabrel cited the artist as one of a number of blues influences, including Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Blake, Willie Dixon and Ma Rainey.

The second George Smith Patton ( born George William Patton in 1856, changing his name to honor his late father in 1868 ) was one of four children.

Patton attended Virginia Military Institute for one year, where he rushed VMI's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order.

Seeking the greatest swordsman in Europe to study with, Patton was told the " beau sabreur " of the French Army would be the one.

The only one with tank driving experience, Patton himself backed seven of the light, two-man Renault FT tanks off the train.

Patton was one of the first American commanders in World War II to make full use of light Army observation aircraft to visit friendly troop forces as well as independently reconnoiter enemy positions.

Patton is indispensable to the war effort – one of the guarantors of our victory.

In response, Allied Headquarters denied that Patton had received an official reprimand, but confirmed that Patton had slapped at least one soldier.

As one tank destroyer sergeant related: " On the way to Bastogne, we would see Patton along the side of the road waving us on.

Patton, who had been told he had no chance to ever again ride a horse or resume normal life, at one point commented: " This is a hell of a way to die.

Compared to Omar Bradley, Patton actually fired only one general during the entire war, Orlando Ward, and only after two warnings, whereas Bradley sacked numerous generals during the war.

Carlo D ' Este, in Patton: A Genius for War, writes that " it seems virtually inevitable ... that Patton experienced some type of brain damage from too many head injuries " from a lifetime of numerous auto-and horse-related accidents, especially one suffered while playing polo in 1936.

When the Allies announced the invasion of North Africa, Major General Patton suddenly found himself under the command of his former subordinate, now one star his superior.

In 1943, Patton became a lieutenant general one month after Eisenhower was promoted to full ( four-star ) general.

" On the other hand, Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman, appears to have taken an instant dislike to Patton, at one point comparing him to George Armstrong Custer.

The office of Pike County Judge Executive is one of Kentucky's most powerful local offices and served as a launching pad for the governorship of Paul E. Patton ( 1995 – 2003 ).

Alpha Fire Company maintains one of its two substations in Patton Township.

At one point Patton Village had established a " speed trap " along U. S. Highway 59, the main route between Lufkin and Splendora.

At one point Patton Village used unmarked police cars with radar equipment in order to catch cars speeding.

At one point H. L. Patton had sued the city, accusing then current police chief C. B.

On May 14, 1916, then-Lieutenant Patton with ten soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment and two civilian guides, employed three Dodge Brothers Model 30 touring cars, engaged the opposing forces.

Lt. George S. Patton led ten soldiers and two civilian guides in three Dodge Model 30 touring cars to conduct a raid at a ranch house in San Miguelito, Sonora.

In the early 1980s, Patton was even pointed out by tour guides of incoming NBC tours as his onscreen character, while at the same time adhering to his more typical off-camera work duties.

* The Patton series of tanks is named for him.

* A chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is named for Patton.

* Patton was named the class exemplar for the United States Air Force Academy's class of 2005, the only non-aviator to receive this honor.

" After his wife Polly's death, Crockett married a widow named Elizabeth Patton in 1815 ; they had three children: Robert, Rebecca and Matilda.

Earhart was named, according to family custom, after her two grandmothers ( Amelia Josephine Harres and Mary Wells Patton ).

It was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.

* Ezra-Located possibly near County Road 916 east of Route HH northwest of Patton, it is named after Ezra Martin, who was a popular local schoolteacher.

Hutchinson laid out the plan for the township, and named the community for his wife, Sadie Lindsay Patton Hutchinson.

In the years after his 1980 retirement from the Army with the rank of Major General, Patton turned a Hamilton estate owned by his late father into the Green Meadows Farm, where he named the fields in honor of Vietnam soldiers who died under his command.

By 1872, a stop on the Portland-St. Joseph line in Patton Valley was officially named Gaston.

Miles Township as well as nearby Milesburg, was named after Colonel Samuel Miles, who co-owned the Centre Furnace, along with Colonel John Patton.

Milesburg, as well as nearby Miles Township was named after Colonel Samuel Miles, who co-owned the Centre Furnace Iron Works, along with Colonel John Patton and John Dunlop.

Patton Township was established in 1794 and named after Colonel John Patton, who co-owned the Centre Furnace, along with Colonel Samuel Miles.

A man named H. L. Patton founded the community.

* In 1999, Mike Patton named his rock group Fantômas after the fictional character.

Singer / songwriter Ben Patton wrote and recorded a song named " Timon of Athens " in 2006 which is included on his album Because the Heart.

It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U. S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank.

India later set up a war memorial named " Patton Nagar " (" Patton City ") in Khemkaran District, where the captured Pakistani Patton tanks are displayed.

The M47 Patton is an American medium tank, the second tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U. S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tanks in battle.