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United States Army general and son of George Patton

George Smith Patton IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S.

Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Career

Patton was educated at The Hill School.

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Patton entered West Point in 1942 and graduated four years later in 1946 as an infantry officer. While serving at West Point, his father died, and the younger Patton dropped the Roman numeral from his name.^[1] Technically the fourth 'George Smith Patton', he is sometimes remembered as 'George Patton III' as his father was called Patton Jr.^[1]

His first assignment was to Regensburg, West Germany, where he participated in the 1948 Berlin Airlift.

The troops under his command were used to load supplies onto Air Force transport aircraft bound for Berlin. In 1952, he joined C Company, 63rd Tank Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, as