George S. Patton: A True War Hero

George S. Patton was born on November 11, 1885. Since Patton was born, he always wanted to be in the army and became a war hero because he was a descended of Brigadier General Hugh Mercer and several other relatives fought in the Civil War. Also, Patton met former Confederate raider John S. Mosby. To became a war hero, Patton went to Virginia Military Institute in 1904. In 1905, Patton went to U.S. Military Academy at West Point and he graduated from there on June 11, 1909. After he graduated from U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he was given a job in the 15th Carvery regiment.
Patton’s first mission in 1916, he was assigned to the 8th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas. He took part in General John F. Pershing’s Punitive Expedition

He always wore a highly polished helmet, cavalry pants, cavalry boots, and a pair of ivory-handled pistols. His speeches sometimes curse words in them and his speeches made his men have confidence. Sometimes Patton’s behavior made Eisenhower stress about it. Accepted during the war, Patton’s vocal nature ultimately led to his relief. Patton was also an Olympic athlete. He finished if fifth place he could have been high but when he was at the pistol-shooting event. The judges said he miss one of the targets but Patton said that his bullet went through one of the holes he had already made. Patton designed his own sword men at West Point and he also was the foremost fencers in the United States. Patton redesigned the Army’s saber combat doctrine for the cavalry. He also designed the Model 1913 Cavalry Saber which is named the “Patton sword.” When the war ended, Patton enjoyed a brief trip home to Los Angeles where he and Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle were honored with a parade. In October 1945, Eisenhower removed Patton from his command of the 3rd Army because Patton was criticizing the government about the war. A month later, Patton his neck broke in a car crash near Mannheim, Germany and 12 days later died in Heidelberg