Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
College of Avranches scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0322
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook presented to the Virginia Military Institute by the students of the College of Avranches (France)" as a token of their gratitude to General Patton, the Liberator of Avranches." Contains drawings, photographs, postcards and maps detailing the history of the town from its founding through the end of World War II.
George S. Patton compositions
Item
Identifier: MS-0253
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one essay and three poems by George S. Patton. The essay (2 pages), ca. 1903, discusses the significance of the VMI Corps' participation in the Battle of New Market (May 1864) and the New Market ceremony; it was probably written during the year Patton attended VMI or shortly thereafter. The typescript original poems are entitled "A Dream" (written in France, 1917, "God of Battles", and "Fear"; the latter two are signed by Patton.
George S. Patton, Jr. documents
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10A
Inter-Allied Tank Committee, 1918 May
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Reports, including a report by Lt. Col. George S. Patton, Jr.
Martin Blumenson lecture on Gen. George Patton [dvd], 1987
Item — Box: 04, Media Case/Sleeve: 210
Identifier: DVD210
Patton Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0360
Scope and Contents
A collection of 35 miscellaneous documents, 1855-1924, relating to various members of the Patton family. Primary subjects are the three individuals named George S. Patton--father, son, and grandson--all of whom attended VMI. The papers include letters, biographical information, bank drafts, commissions, and miscellaneous Civil War manuscripts. Also included one of the maps used by General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. An inventory is available.
Samuel D. Rockenbach Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Overview
Papers (1889-1945) of United States
Army officer Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach, notable for his role
in the establishment of the U.S. Army Tank Corps during World
War I and his postwar work in the development of tank
warfare.
Tank Corps, World War I, Operations Report appendix 4, 1918
File — Box: 3, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Operations Report, Appendix. "Operations of the 304th Tank Brigade, September 12th to 15th, 1918. St. Mihiel Salient". Written by Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., Brigade commander.
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