Talk:George Patton IV

Assessment

The references need to be formatted right before I could make this B-class. It's on the bubble between the two I think. Wizardman 18:28, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

Article reassessed and graded as start class. Referencing and appropriate inline citation guidelines not met. --dashiellx (talk) 10:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Claim about the silver star and purple heart in Korea

The following was appended without citation to the end of this article. That this man could not have the Silver star and purple heart because he arrived in Korea after the armistice. --Hfarmer (talk) 20:31, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

According to a biography, The Two Pattons, he started service in Feb. 1953 in Korea.Panzertank (talk) 12:54, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Aircrew badge?

I can't image why an armor officer would be authorized to wear an aircrew badge, which is normally intended for enlisted air crew. I father of a friend of mine is a retired Army dentist who was prior enlisted, and thus wore an enlisted aircrew badge, which looked a little strange on the uniform of a Dental officer. I could not find anything in the references to substantiate that badge. --rogerd (talk) 23:33, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Army Aviator

MG Patton should not be shown with the Army Aircrew badge. He was a graduate of the Army Officer's Rotary Wing Aviator Course (ORWAC Class 69-46 Section A2) and therefore was awarded the Army Aviator badge. Bkdevlin717 (talk) 20:34, 29 September 2014 (UTC)bkdevlin717

Command of 2nd Armored Division.

While it is true that George S. Patton, Jr., commanded 2AD, he was not the division commander in North Africa. He was the I Corps then the II Corps commander. 174.107.186.203 (talk) 03:05, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

I corrected this before I realized you had left a note. (Next time, be bold and correct it yourself!) __209.179.86.123 (talk) 17:11, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

His appearance in Hearts and Minds

When he is interviewed in that wretched "documentary," he is identified as George Patton III, which is odd, since you'd think they would use the name he told them to use. (Of course, it may just be yet another mistake in a documentary filled with mistakes.) __209.179.86.123 (talk) 17:11, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

In a New York Times article published a few days after his death, it says "For a time, the younger man was known as George S. Patton III". Is the NYT mistaken? Was he George S. Patton III or George S. Patton IV? Oclupak (talk) 18:08, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

References

Military Career Post 2nd Armored Division and his retirement

If George S. Patton IV commanded the 2nd Armored Division from Aug 5, 1975 - Nov 3, 1977.

(This was the the only division in Army history commanded by a father and son.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Patton_IV#Major_general) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)) If he retired from the Army in 1980...

Where was George Patton IV 1978 - 1980 ?

Detailed timeline of service is here: https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=SBVTimeLine&type=Person&ID=252868 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.28.85.92 (talk) 01:01, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Suggestion

You could add a section on reminiscences of veterans who ran into him during his military career. For example, I recall standing in a line awaiting entry to a chow tent when Patton came along and started criticizing soldiers for not having recent haircuts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 18:18, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 15 December 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. I don't see a clear consensus for an alternate move either. (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 14:15, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

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George Patton IV → George S. Patton (1923–2004) – There is some confusion about the use of Roman numerals. There are 4 Wikipedia articles—see George Patton (disambiguation)—about four people all called George Smith Patton, but only the article about the 4th of these uses the roman numeral as a title. However, the New York Times obituary of this latter person says: "George Smith Patton was in his last year at West Point when his father, George S. Patton Jr., was killed in a traffic accident in Germany in December 1945. For a time, the younger man was known as George S. Patton III, but he eventually dropped the Roman numeral, his wife said." To resolve this ambiguity I suggest Wikipedia avoids using III or IV and moves the page to another title. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 08:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose. Vital dates should only be used if no other possible form of disambiguation presents itself. The George Patton (disambiguation) page lists five men named "George Patton", four of whom were named "George S. Patton" and none of whom needed vital dates as disambiguators, which leads me to support George Patton IV → George S. Patton IV or George S. Patton (major general). —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 09:15, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Hello @Roman Spinner: It shouldn't be "IV" because as I explained he apparently used "III", and it shouldn't be "major general" because his father George S. Patton was once a major general. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 19:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
    • The father and the son both rose through the ranks. The highest rank achieved by the father was general, while the highest rank achieved by the son was major general. Most Wikipedia users are likely to type "General Patton", "George Patton", "George S. Patton" or simply "Patton", all of which redirect to the father, atop whose entry a hatnote states, "Patton" and "George Patton" redirect here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation) and George Patton (disambiguation). All other entries are expected to be sorted out at the dab page. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 23:51, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose The Washington Post says: After his father's death in an automobile accident in 1945, he legally changed his name from George Patton IV to George Smith Patton. (There was no George Patton III.) [1] That is what his sons say too [2][3] Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

@Hawkeye7: Good spot, thank you. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 18:13, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose per Hawkeye7. But if it does end up being moved, it should be to George S. Patton (general, born 1923), as we generally try to avoid full dates. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:53, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose The whole Patton family name thing is a mess in any case. Intothatdarkness 19:41, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.