History was always a huge part of Patton family life. Gen. George S. Patton kept thousands of pages of his own letters and diaries -- later published as The Patton Papers. Bettmann / Corbis ...

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It’s hard to know if an artist is made or born. The Patton family of artists just might prove that’s it’s both a matter of nature and nurture. After all, the four Patton children grew up ...

Patton’s family was of English ... For the Pattons military service was virtually hereditary. George Patton’s paternal grandfather, also called George Smith Patton, commanded the 22nd Virginia ...

George S. Patton Jr. Audacious and profane, General George S. Patton Jr. was one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II. The San Gabriel, California native was fond ...