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.

( 1970 ), Patton ( 1970 ), and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), which all show the trials and hardships of war, are still considered classic war films.

While these measures may not have made Patton popular, they did tend to restore a sense of discipline and unit pride that may have been missing when Fredendall was still in command.

In 1938, Patton was promoted to full colonel and Eisenhower, then still a lieutenant colonel, openly admitted that he saw Patton as a friend, superior officer, and mentor.

Privately however, Patton was often quick to remind Eisenhower that his permanent rank in the Regular Army – both men were still colonels there throughout 1943 – predated Eisenhower's.

While agreeing that Montgomery's drive towards the Ruhr should have priority, he still thought it was important to " get Patton moving again ".

Here Jandek steps more fully into the Delta sound of Charley Patton, though the songs are still picked on strings tuned to a peculiar " black key " sound accessible only to the player.

* Young Master Carlson – The theme from Patton was originally used as a running gag during the episode ; it is replaced by a generic trumpet fanfare ( although a faint echo of the Patton theme can still be heard afterwards ).

The later M48 Patton and M60 Patton, which saw service in later Vietnam and Mideast conflicts and still serve in active duty in many nations today, were evolutionary redesigns of the original layout set down by the Pershing.

* M48 Patton, a tank model in service from the mid 1950s through the Vietnam War with the U. S. Army, and still operational in foreign service

* M60 Patton, the standard main battle tank of the U. S. Army from 1960 until it was replaced by the M1 Abrams in the 1980s and 1990s, still extensively used worldwide

At this point Patton received orders to start the attempt on Hill 772, even though Hill 369 was still under Italian control.

Patton had already directed the corps ' 6th Armored Division under Major General Bob Grow to move on to Brest while Middleton was still cleaning up in St. Malo, which fell on 17 August.

The subspecific structure of I. cayanensis is still rather puzzling., Richard ; O ' Neill, John Patton & Eckelberry, Don R.

Members of the press accused Dylan of trying to achieve a then-contemporary sound on Empire Burlesque ; Dylan jokingly replied that he didn't know anything about new music, adding " I still listen to Charley Patton.

Reed felt that the album was among the most conventional of those recorded by Patton, but still described it as featuring " supercatchy, earstretching vocals, dark lyrics rich in black humour, swathes of crunchy guitars and some of the most unusual rhythms to be played by human hands since time began ".

While Patton has a reputation today as a senior general who was both impatient and impulsive, with little tolerance for officers who had failed to succeed on the battlefield, the truth is somewhat different.

When Patton and Eisenhower met in the mid 1920s, Patton was six years Eisenhower's senior in the Army and Eisenhower saw Patton as a leading mind in tank warfare, as both men had strong interest in tank warfare.

Others point out that both Secretary of War Stimson and General Eisenhower had desired to reward General Patton with a fourth star for his string of accomplishments in 1944, but that Eisenhower could not promote Patton over Bradley, Devers, and other senior commanders without upsetting the chain of command ( as Bradley commanded these people in the theater ).

While Patton is often viewed today as the prototype of the intolerant, impulsive commander, Bradley actually sacked far more generals and senior commanders during World War II, whereas Patton relieved only one general from his command — Orlando Ward — for cause during the entire war ( and only after giving General Ward two warnings ).

Many Army officers present at the maneuvers later rose to very senior roles in World War II, including Omar Bradley, Mark Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lesley J. McNair and George Patton.

Gradison subsequently served as president of the Health Insurance Association of America for six years, and next was senior public policy counselor with the Washington, DC, law firm of Patton Boggs from 1999 to 2002.

Subsequently, Koch served as the senior intelligence officer for Patton as he successively commanded the II Corps, I Armored Corps, Seventh Army, and finally Third Army.