Brooks,


I think that we are both right.
He may have gone by Jr, but have been the third George Patton, or have gone
by Jr, and really have been the II.

If you look at the family tree from the Patton Society, you will notice that
his father's birth name was George William Patton. He later changed it to
George Smith Patton. The key Question here is when did he change his name?
If he changed it before the birth of our WWII hero, then his name is George
S Patton III. If he changed it afterwards, then his name is George S Patton
II with his grandfather being the first.

Technically this means, that the only way he could be a Jr. was if he was
indeed the III. Since, if his father's middle name was William at the time
of his birth he would not really be a Jr. You need to look no further than
our President and his dad to see that this is indeed the case.


Main Entry: 2junior
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, n. & adjective
1 a (1) : a person who is younger than another a man six years my junior
(2) : a male child : SON


As such the term Jr. would not apply between a grandfather and a grandson.








If you look at the source
"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"cypher745" wrote in message
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Brooks,

Here is a link to my original source:

http://members.aol.com/dwidad/pattonped.html

And another one from the Patton society

http://www.pattonhq.com/pattontree.html

They both show the General patton of WWII fame as being the III.

They are wrong. Again, check your sources. Just because some yahoo has
incorrect information and posts it on a webpage does not make it right.
"Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography", pp. 762-765
has
the correct idenitification as "Jr". The freaking US Army lists him as
"Jr"
(www.knox.army.mil/center/g3/museum/gspatton.htm ). Then there is:

Ayer, Frederick. BEFORE THE COLORS FADE. PORTRAIT OF A SOLDIER: GENERAL
GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. With a foreword by Omar N. Bradley. Boston:
Houghton-Mifflin, 1964. 266 p. 940.54092 Aye.

Unless you think Omar Bradley did not know who he was? You, and your
sources, are wrong...get it?

Brooks