World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George Smith Patton, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Gabriel, California
Honored By
Douglas Allan Marlow II
Relationship
Honored Citizen
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. LEAD THE 3RD, 7TH, AND 15TH ARMIES. THE GENERAL AND HIS MEN FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. IN CONTROL OF THE WESTERN TASK FORCE II CORPS. TRAGICALLY HE PERISHED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER THE GERMAN SURRENDER WHILE STILL IN EUROPE.