Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer was the regiment's first permanent commander and, like such generals as George S. Patton and Terry De La Mesa Allen in their rise to military prominence, Custer was a believer in blood and guts warfare.

His new expertise in tank warfare was strengthened by a close collaboration with George S. Patton, Sereno E. Brett, and other senior tank leaders ; their leading-edge ideas of speed-oriented offensive tank warfare were strongly discouraged by superiors who considered the new approach too radical and preferred the tank continue to be used in a strictly supportive role for the infantry.

Franklin James Schaffner ( May 30, 1920July 2, 1989 ) was an American film director best known for such films as Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ), Patton ( 1970 ), Papillon ( 1973 ), and The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ).

His next film, Patton was a major success for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director.

Running back Ricky Patton was the top rusher on the team with 543 yards and 4 touchdowns, while also catching 27 passes for 195 yards.

Part of the " Fortitude " plan was intended to convince the Germans that a fictitious formation, First U. S. Army Group comprising 11 divisions ( 150, 000 men ) commanded by General George Patton, was stationed in the south and east of Britain.

In late 1968, General Abrams met with Colonel George S. Patton IV-the son of World War II General Patton-who was the regimental commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ( 11th ACR Blackhorse ), the only full regiment of cavalry in Vietnam.

This was largely due to the high casualty rate of both Sheridans and their crews as mines and rocket-propelled grenades ( RPGs ) that would only damage an M48 Patton tank, would destroy the Sheridan and kill or wound most, if not all, of its crew.

Although an average M48 Patton crew could fire as many as seventeen 90mm shells during a " mad minute " ( sixty seconds with all guns firing-on command ), the Sheridan was known to put out only two 152mm shells during the same time frame.

Pat Patton, heretofore Tracy's rather buffoonish partner, was promoted to police chief in Brandon's place.

Gould later explained this seemingly improbable turn of events by stating that, within the strip's reality, Tracy was offered the job first but had declined, personally recommending Patton instead.

George Smith Patton, Jr. ( November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945 ) was an officer in the United States Army best known for his leadership as a general during World War II.

He was on the U. S. 1912 Olympic pentathlon team and also designed the U. S. Cavalry's last combat saber: the " Patton Saber " ( the M-1913 ).

George Smith Patton Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885, to George Smith Patton Sr. ( 1856 – 1927 ) and his wife Ruth Wilson ( 1861 – 1928 ), daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson.

Although he was actually the third George Smith Patton after his grandfather, he was called Junior.

John M. Patton, a great-grandfather, was a lawyer and politician who had served as acting governor of Virginia.

Colonel George S. Patton, his grandfather, was killed during the Battle of Opequon.

The Confederate Congress had promoted Colonel Patton to brigadier general ; however, at the time, he had already died of battle wounds, so that promotion was never official.

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.

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

" J. Patton of The Bent Cover praised Jeter for " try to emulate Philip K. Dick ", adding, " This book also has all the grittiness and dark edges that the movie showed off so well, along with a very fast pace that will keep you reading into the wee hours of the night.

He also had to skillfully manage to retain the services of the often unruly George S. Patton, by severely reprimanding him, when Patton earlier had slapped a subordinate and then when Patton gave a grossly errant speech.

He then moved to Lula, Mississippi, where he first met Charlie Patton and Willie Brown ( around this same time, he also met Robert Johnson ).

John M. Patton and Isaac Patton, also his great uncles, were colonels in the Confederate States Army.

He led an expedition that was ostensibly for the purpose of foraging to obtain corn ( maize ) for the horses in the remaining force, but Patton used it also to hunt outlaws at their rancheros.

Patton also wrote professional articles on tank and armored car tactics, suggesting new methods for their use.

Patton was also promoted to lieutenant general.

Patton noted his response in his diary, " I told Bradley that it was probably an exaggeration, but in any case to tell the Officer to certify that the dead men were snipers or had attempted to escape or something, as it would make a stink in the press and also would make the civilians mad.

This decision was not based on the slapping incident alone, but also on confirmed intelligence that the Germans believed Patton would be leading the Allied assault into Nazi-held territory.

While Patton had many detractors in the press, he also received praise from others, including a tribute from a UPI writer who wrote, " Gen. George S. Patton believed he was the greatest soldier who ever lived.

" There was also a major controversy when Patton declared, perhaps not entirely seriously, that the surrendered German soldiers in allied control should be rearmed and sent to fight the Soviets as well.

There are also unsubstantiated claims that Patton was seen at a few instances saluting German POWs and also berating some for slouching around rather than training for military action, thus indicating he hoped to get them back into action as soon as possible against the Soviets.

Patton also reassured Eisenhower that the two men's professional relationship was unaffected.

Eisenhower is also credited with giving Patton a command in France, after other powers in the Army had relegated Patton to various unimportant duties in England.

It was in France that Patton found himself in the company of another former subordinate, Omar Bradley, who had also become his superior.

* Alliance-Previously known as Bristol and also known as Jugtown, it is located on County Road 214 north of Patton about a mile off Highway 51.

Pike County is also home to Paul E. Patton, former governor of Kentucky.

Four of Coppola's films-The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now and Patton featured in WGAW's list of 101 greatest screenplays ever.

Exterior and interior shots have been featured in the films The Ruling Class, The Last Days of Patton, The Lady and the Highwayman, The Haunting, and The Young Visiters.

The album reached the top ten on the US charts, thanks largely to MTV's heavy rotation of the " Epic " music video, ( which featured Patton in a Mr. Bungle T-shirt ).

Also featured on the show are Doug's friends Deacon Palmer ( Victor Williams ), Spencer Olchin ( Patton Oswalt ) and Richie Iannucci ( Larry Romano, seasons 1 – 3 only ), as well as his cousin Danny Heffernan ( Gary Valentine season 3 onwards ).

Some film scores featured include Patton, MacArthur, Air Force One, The Blue Max, Explorers ( all by Jerry Goldsmith ), The American President ( by Marc Shaiman ), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ( by Randy Edelman ), The Last Starfighter ( by Craig Safan ), Apollo 13 and The Rocketeer ( both by James Horner ), Always ( by John Williams ) and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers ( by Michael Kamen ).

Blue's Clues was spun-off in January 2006 as Blue's Room, which starred Donovan Patton and featured puppets instead of animation.

It featured brother Albert Heath on drums, bassist Peter Washington and pianist Jeb Patton.

Live-action sequences from Patton were also featured.

The show featured guest stars such as David Cross, Andy Richter and Patton Oswalt, and was distributed via CBS's new internet channel, CBS Innertube.

Eating It, featured a changing line-up of comedians including Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Jim Norton, Ted Alexandro, Todd Barry, H. Jon Benjamin, Greg Giraldo, Patrice O ' Neal, Kathy Griffin, Dennis Miller, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Vowell, Louis C. K., Mike Birbiglia, Dave Chappelle, Roseanne Barr, and dozens of others.

The show also featured Mike Patton and Fred Frith as guests.

: British ( Centurion, Chieftain, Conqueror ), US ( M26 Pershing, M47 Patton, M48 Patton, M60 Patton ) and German tanks ( Leopard I, Leopard II ) are featured.

Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed 40 mm rapid-fire guns.

The musical numbers in the film are songs written and performed by OutKast, with other featured performances by Macy Gray and Paula Patton ( dubbed by Debra Killings ) The hip hop, funk, and soul stylings of the song score are intentionally anachronistic, given the fact that the film is set in 1935.

* Also featured: Panzer I, II, III, IV, Stug III, Panther, Tiger I, Tiger II, Jagdpanzer 38 ( t ), Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger, SdKfz 251, FT-17, Char B1, Somua S35, Cruiser Mk III, Comet I, Matilda Mk I, Matilda II, Churchill Mk VII, TOG2, A33 Excelsior, A38 Valiant, T14 Assault tank, Ram Cruiser Mk II, M24 Chaffee, M3 Grant, M4 Sherman, Sherman Firefly, M10 Tank Destroyer, M48 Patton, M26 Pershing, T17 Staghound, Hamilcar glider, DUKW, SU-76, T-26, T-34, KV-1, SU-100, L3 / 33 LF, M13 / 40