70 years ago, Gen. Patton was laid to rest at Third Army Cemetary.

[the ringo kid]

He remains one of my most prominent heroes! I wish he could have written the book he was planning to write, I believe our history would be much different. The allies could not afford to let him live to print it.
RIP Sir, your legacy will live!

If I had to choose three? certainly Patton, would be with George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Virginia produced some great military talent.

 

[NYlakesider]

One of these years, I plan on going and paying my respects to them all. Its hard enough to see all those crosses in a video, let alone in person.

Ringo, I have been to both Punch bowl in Hawaii and Arlington, and also the Gerald Salomon National Cemetery about 40 miles from my house.

Let me tell you those hollowed places are a bit spooky/very respectful and do make you think. This is coming from an undertaker's son who has seen more than my fair share of deaths and cemeteries'!

 

[the ringo kid]

Patton's wife wanted his body to be interred at the West Point cemetery, but the Army would not allow it. At the time, government policy was that any service member who was killed overseas was to be buried there, and the body could not be transported back to the US. And the Army would not make an exception, even for Patton.

I hadn't heard that befoire--not saying its incorrect but, the one ive heard and read was that Patton wanted to be buried with his men.

 

[M29since14]

Patton's wife wanted his body to be interred at the West Point cemetery, but the Army would not allow it. At the time, government policy was that any service member who was killed overseas was to be buried there, and the body could not be transported back to the US. And the Army would not make an exception, even for Patton.

It has been said many times that this all worked out for the best since GSP would have wanted to rest among those who fell under his last active command. Probably so...

 

[the ringo kid]

Patton has always been a hero of mine since I used a bio about him for a book report in high school (early 60s.) Since then I have read many of the books published about him. I have thought for a long time his death was rather suspicious!

My family knows I like reading and I got both Killing Patton by Bill O Riley & Target Patton by Robert Wilcox as presents. I read both of them and both bring up a lot of information that hardly gets talked about.

The List of SERIOUS players includes but not limited to Eisenhower, Bradley, Truman, members of the Roosevelt/Truman cabinet with Wild Bill Donavan very high on the list. Throw in a few Russian Generals and Stalin and the possibilities are endless. There were some not so serious but dangerous lessor players to think about also.

Read them both - those books should make you go HIMMMMMMM! Yes these books are not as enjoyable as a Tom Clancy yarn. (In fact there a little boring but I did them both) A good case is that it was a well-planned homicide and was not investigated nowhere near the level it should have been. Heck they never even done a autopsy!

Read and make your own decision. His usefulness was over and he was not needed anymore and he would be a LIABILITY to the above mentioned players.

Though I've never seen it, these books sound a lot like the movie: Brass Target which is about a plot to kill Patton. I think George Kennedy portrays Gen. Patton.

 

[the ringo kid]

I recall reading recently that Patton had fractured his neck in a horseback riding accident earlier in his life. Apparently, a broken cervical vertebrae remains prone to fracture and it was this old injury that gave way, paralyzing him.

I never put much credence in assassination stories. Also, I'll forever ponder how he would have managed the current Mideast crisis with ISIS.

I think he'd have pulverized those idiots by now.

 

[the ringo kid]

Ringo, I have been to both Punch bowl in Hawaii and Arlington, and also the Gerald Salomon National Cemetery about 40 miles from my house.

Let me tell you those hollowed places are a bit spooky/very respectful and do make you think. This is coming from an undertaker's son who has seen more than my fair share of deaths and cemeteries'!

I've not been to those yet either, but fully intend to before I get dealt the Aces and Eights. To me they are as sacred as the Alamo is and are hallowed ground.

 

[federali]

Besides our local national cemeteries, I've also been to Arlington, Coleville Sur Mer, at Normandy and Punchbowl Cemetery in Hawaii. They are all a very somber experience, particularly the graves at Normandy, many of them date June 6, 1944. At Punchbowl, the tour operator elected not to let us off the bus.

 

[the ringo kid]

Besides our local national cemeteries, I've also been to Arlington, Coleville Sur Mer, at Normandy and Punchbowl Cemetery in Hawaii. They are all a very somber experience, particularly the graves at Normandy, many of them date June 6, 1944. At Punchbowl, the tour operator elected not to let us off the bus.

I know I wouldn't be composed at any of those places.

 

[steveno]

as a side note there is a German military cemetery that is a couple of miles from the cemetery where Patton is buried.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandweiler_German_war_cemetery

 

[the ringo kid]

as a side note there is a German military cemetery that is a couple of miles from the cemetery where Patton is buried.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandweiler_German_war_cemetery

Bittberg cemetery isn't very from from these cemeteries either. Its famous because some Waffen SS are buried there.

 

[Sayoc01]

Ike didn't even attend his funeral! Another fighting General was Frederick commander of the Devil's Brigade.Eight purple hearts....earned fighting on the lines with his men!
Jim

 

[steveno]

the think the cemetery near Bitburg is the one that Reagan visited and got a bunch of bad press about the visit

 

[the ringo kid]

the think the cemetery near Bitburg is the one that Reagan visited and got a bunch of bad press about the visit

If I recall correctly? Reagan visited that cometary to show his respect for the former enemy not knowing that Waffen SS troopers were also buried there. Of course, certain jerks blew it way out of proportion.