Which nickname was given to the American WWII general, George Patton?
George S. Patton Sr. Virginia Military Institute in 1877, this second-generation Patton served as Los Angeles County, California, District Attorney and the first city attorney for the city of Pasadena, California, and the first mayor of San Marino, California. He was a Wilson Democrat. His home Elmgrove is now called the Craik-Patton House partly in his honor. Patton's grandson was the famous World War II "Old Blood and Guts" general George S. Patton. George S. Patton Sr. Col. George Smith Patton Sr. (June 26, 1833 – September 25, 1864) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of World
George Patton IV Patton changed his legal name to George Smith Patton, dropping the Roman numerals. His eldest son, technically the fifth George S. Patton, is also known as George Smith Patton, Jr. WW II General Patton's young grandson, who still is living, has given interviews on the History Channel and the Military Channel, recalling his family heritage. Another son, Robert H. Patton, has written a history of the Patton family: "The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family" (Crown, 1994). Another son, filmmaker Benjamin W. Patton, recorded tapes of his father's memories of his own and his grandfather's experiences, and those