Biography of George C. Patton
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History of George C. Patton George C. Patton was a highly decorated American general who served in both World War I and World War II. He was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California, to a family with a long military tradition. His father, George S. Patton Sr., was a captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and later served as a brevet colonel in the Spanish-American War.