General George Smith Patton Jr. - Boston, MA
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A monument honoring General George S. Patton is located along the Esplanade that follows the Charles River, near the Hatch Shell, in Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMVQEM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2017
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An 8' by 3' by 3' bronze statue of General George Smith Patton, Jr. stands on a 4' high square pink granite base. Two two-steps lead up to the base. The lower step is 10' wide by 7' deep. The statue was sculpted by James Earle Fraser and cast at the Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry. It was dedicated in 1953.
General Patton is shown dressed in military uniform with a waist length jacket, helmet and boots. He standing upright looking out towards the horizon while holding a pair of binoculars at just above his waist. A pair of pistols are attached to his belt on one on his left and one on his right hip.
The front of the base is inscribed:
GEORGE S. PATTON, JR
GENERAL
ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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The lower step is inscribed:
1943..1945
SEVENTH . THIRD
ARMIES
Around the edge are the names of places where he fought:
CENTRAL EUROPE
MEXICO 1917
CAMBRAI
MONTDIDIER
NOYON
ST. MICHEL
MEUSE ARGONNE 1918
FRENCH MOROCCO
TUNISIA
SICILY 1942
NORMANDY
NORTHERN FRANCE
THE RHINELAND
ARDENNES
George S. Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long history of military service. He attended the Virginia Military Institute in 1904 and then graduated the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in 1909.
In 1915 he was stationed at Fort Bliss, TX where he led several cavalry patrols against Poncho Villa. In 1916 he became an aide to John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in Mexico.
During WWI, Patton was placed in charge of the U.S. Tank Corps. Soon, he became a recognized expert in tank warfare, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for his leadership and heroism in battle. During WWII he led the victorious 7th U.S. Army at the invasion of Sicily. He then commanded the U.S. 3rd Army during the D-Day invasion of France, leading his troops from Normandy to the Rhine River in 10 days.
In December of 1945, General George S. Patton was involved in a car accident Mannheim, Germany. He died in a Heidelberg on December 21, 1945.