George Smith Patton IV (1923 - 2004)

Born 24 Dec 1923 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 2004 at age 80 in South Hamilton, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

George Patton IV is Notable.

George S. Patton IV was born in 1923 and died on 27 Jun 2004 in Massachusetts. ^[1] He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ^{[2][3] [4] [5]}

He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross with one oak leaf cluster, the Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Purple Heart. ^{[6] [7] [8][9]}

He retired from the US Army at the rank of major general (2 stars).

He saw combat in Korea and Vietnam, where he was wounded. He retired from the military and lived in Hamilton, Massachusetts, where he started a farm and named the fields after soldiers who died under his command while in Vietnam.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGDS-TNT : 19 May 2014), George S Patton, 27 Jun 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9016024/george-smith-patton : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for George Smith Patton IV (24 Dec 1923–27 Jun 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9016024, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave
3. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8L-RRXJ : 31 May 2018), George Smith Patton, died 27 Jun 2004; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Arlington National Cemetery (Master), Fort Myer Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKW3-HFWW : accessed 14 October 2018), Major General George S Patton, Texas, United States, 26 Dec 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Houston Chronicle, born-digital text.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5P-V6XM : accessed 14 October 2018), George S Patton, Texas, United States, 01 Jul 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Patton_IV
7. ↑ http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=2950
8. ↑ https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/7480
9. ↑ https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=252868

• [1] Awards and Citations For Valour; Major General George Patton IV

• Vietnam Tracks: Armor in Battle 1945-75 Author; Simon Dunstan. Pub; Osprey Publishing, 1 Jan 2004. Foreword by "Major General George Patton IV"

• Source: Sobel, Brian M. (1997). The Fighting Pattons. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-275-95714-8.

Also See

• Wikipedia: George Patton IV
• Wikidata: Item Q3491941, en:Wikipedia
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2H-3WR : accessed 14 October 2018), George Patton in household of George S Patton, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 377, sheet 28A, line 25, family 513, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 304; FHL microfilm 2,340,039.
• Gen George S Patton, 80; Dies so of WWII Commander, New York Times Article
• Gen. George S. Patton; Son of Famed WWII Leader, Washington Post Article
• "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR9-KLC7 : 16 March 2018), George Patton, 1925; citing Ship , NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).