"Maj. Gen. George S. Patton III is the son and namesake of "Old Blood and Guts" of World War II fame. The younger Patton fought in both Korea and Vietnam, where he served three tours between 1962 and 1969. His last assignment there was as commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which his father had led during its horse cavalry days. Retired from the service, Patton raises produce, blueberries, and cattle on a piece of land he inherited from his family in Hamilton, Massachusetts."
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Silver Star Medal recipientsUnited States Army peopleDistinguished Service Cross recipientsPeople from BostonRepublic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross recipients
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Kim Willenson, The Bad War: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (1987), p. 78. NOTE: Patton was christened George Smith Patton, IV when he was born, but dropped the Roman numerals from his name following his father's death in 1945. He never went by the name George Smith Patton, III, a name only applicable to his father, who was the third person to named George Smith Patton.
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