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  2. Jean Gordon (Red Cross) - Wikipedia

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    Jean Gordon (February 4, 1915 – January 8, 1946) was an American socialite and a Red Cross worker during World War II.A niece by marriage of General George S. Patton, some writers claim she had a long affair with Patton, [2] allegedly beginning years before the war [3] and continuing behind the front lines of wartime Europe. [4]

  3. George S. Patton slapping incidents - Wikipedia

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    Patton's actions were initially suppressed in the news until journalist Drew Pearson publicized them in the United States. The reactions of the U.S. Congress and the general public were divided between support and disdain for Patton's actions. Eisenhower and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall opted not to fire Patton as a commander.

  4. George S. Patton - Wikipedia

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    George Smith Patton Jr. was born on 11 November 1885, [1] [2] in the Los Angeles suburb of San Gabriel, California, to George S. Patton and his wife, Ruth Wilson, the daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson, the second mayor of Los Angeles, and Margaret Hereford, a widow from Virginia. [3]

  5. Task Force Baum - Wikipedia

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    Task Force Baum, also known as the Hammelburg raid was a secret and controversial World War II task force set up by U.S. Army General George S. Patton and commanded by Capt. Abraham Baum in late March 1945.

  6. Operation Fortitude - Wikipedia

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    To add credence to the importance of FUSAG, Bradley was replaced by Lieutenant General George Patton, whom the Germans held in high regard and who was known to be a competitor to Montgomery. [17] The Fortitude South story would be that FUSAG was being prepared to invade Pas-de-Calais some weeks after an initial diversionary invasion.

  7. 'Disclaimer' stars break down that 'horrific' and 'shocking ...

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    Decades later, Catherine (now played by Cate Blanchett) is a lauded documentarian who becomes the target of Jonathan’s spiteful father, Stephen Brigstocke (Kevin Kline), who blows up her life ...

  8. George S. Patton Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Colonel George S. Patton Sr. (June 26, 1833 – September 25, 1864) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton . George Patton was also the great-grandfather of Major General George Patton IV , who died in 2004.

  9. Kathy Garver then and now: See Cissy from 'Family Affair ...

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    Best known for her role as teenage Catherine "Cissy" Davis on the 1960s sitcom "Family Affair," it's been more than 50 years since the world was first introduced to Garver. But her big break came ...