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One Saturday during the maneuvers, George saw this big black Cadillac pull into his station with general's flags flying on the front bumper. During the summer between his junior and senior school years, he went to work in a filling station in Leesville, La. George was a Natchitoches Parish boy raised near Robeline, La. Several years ago I interviewed the late George Albritton of Robeline, La. The general then paid the division's $500.00 bill and left. He said that if they were cursing him that proved he was training them well. Tarver he liked "such fighting spirit in his men". The two stunned soldiers rushed quickly away. With a loud bellow, General Patton walked up, slapped the two privates on the back, and told them to keep up the good work, and to keep attacking the enemy. They did not know the general was there and continued their railing against him. One morning General Patton arrived at the store and found two young dusty soldiers criticizing him to the store owner.
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John Tarver had such a store at Many, La. General Patton also set up accounts at many country stores in the maneuver area so that his troops could purchase needed items on credit. As he mounted his command car General Patton saluted the priest and headed south with his advancing tanks! This may be the first time he was ever corrected! Instead he apologized and turned the traffic control duties back over to the Military Policeman. General Patton did not argue or bicker with the priest. He confronted General Patton and asked him to please lower his voice and quit his cursing as he was attempting to conduct worship services. The exasperated priest stopped Mass and walked outside to see what was causing this disturbance outside the church. John's Catholic Church had their worship service completely disturbed.
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But due to the loud cursing and obscenities the parishioners at St. With his loud bluster, General Patton began to bring order out of the traffic chaos and the long columns of military vehicles began slowly moving south. Up drove General Patton in his command car and he jumped out and began shouting, cursing, and moving the men and vehicles. The single Military Policeman could not get the traffic unsnarled and moving again. John's Catholic Church they encountered a massive traffic jam. where at the intersection of present day La. The 2nd Armored advanced quickly toward the town of Many, La. He did not have time to stop because General Patton was leading the advance westward. One of the 2nd Armored tanks during the heated engagement ran over and destroyed one of the historical markers at the site. This battle was fast and furious, with General Patton right in the midst of it. Jesup his units attacked a mounted cavalry section of the 1st Cavalry Division. Always pushing his men to advance, at Ft. On day one his tank units crossed the Red River near Montgomery, La. When the first phase of the Louisiana Maneuvers began on September 15, 1941, General Patton and the 2nd Armored were assigned to the Red Army. And when he left Louisiana he left many memories and stories with the local folks that began his legend. By the time of the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1941 he had reached the rank of Major General and was in command of the 2nd Armored Division. Between World War I and World War II Patton worked hard in developing armored warfare doctrine and tactics and armored vehicles. During World War I Patton trained and led the very first American tank units in France, where he was wounded in action. Army Expedition chasing Pancho Villa into Mexico. After graduation he participated in the 1912 Olympics and in 1916 he was part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in the Class of 1909. Patton first attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and later went to the U.S. Patton was killed in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. His paternal grandfather, George Smith Patton was the commander of the 22nd Virginia Infantry in the Confederate Army and was killed in action at the third Battle of Winchester, and his great uncle Waller T. George Patton was born Novemin California to a very privileged family. One of these officers was General George S. During the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 there were many officers who had careers that began to shine.