Sam & Trent's Project

1. George S. Patton
Trent Hockenberry & Sam Reitman

2. Born November 11, 1885 in San
Gabriel, California

3. Participated in the first Modern
Pentathlon in 1912

4. Designed and taught a swords class in
1913. Developed “Patton Saber.”

5. Accompanied John J. Pershing against
Francisco Villa in 1915.

6. Joined Tank Corps in 1917. Entered
Front Lines of Meuse-Argonne
Operation on September 1918.

7. Established runner & pigeon
communications between front/rear
lines.

8. Earned Distinguished Service Cross of
Heroism after getting shot in the leg
on the front lines.

9. Commanded Western Task Force in the
invasion of North Africa, or Operation
Torch, a year into WWII

10. Led the Seventh Army in invasion of
Sicily, then used the Third Army to
liberate 81,522 miles of Axis territory.

11. Died of an automobile accident on
December 21, 1945

12. Sources
• Boyer, P., and Stuckey, S. (2005). American Nation in the
Modern Era. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
• Estate of General George S. Patton, Jr. General George S.
Patton, Jr. Retrieved from http://www.generalpatton.com/.
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23, 2010 from http://www.who2.com/georgespattonjr.html
• (2009). General George S. Patton Quotes. Retrieved March 23, 2010
from <http://www.military-quotes.com/Patton.htm>.
• Patton Society. The Patton Society. Retrieved from
http://www.pattonhq.com/homeghq.html.
• Line, Tom. (2001). General George S. Patton, Jr. Retrieved from
http://www.bobtuley.com/georgepatton.htm.
• Online Highways LLC. (2010). Travel and History. Retrieved from
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1783.html