Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 to Stockdales re: Italian & German campaigns, Patton's death [decimalized]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06760 Author/Creator: Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1944/01-1945/12 Pagination: 29 items + 2 collateral envelopes Order a Copy
Collection of materials written to Rene and Frank Stockdale, with a signed and dated 3-star general's flag (54 x 72.4 cm). The letters, written to two personal friends in Britain during the last eighteen months of World War II, chronicle Patton as his Third Army swept through Italy, France and Germany. The earliest letter dates just twenty days before Patton was appointed commander of the Third Army. The correspondence ends with a hopeful letter (18 Dec 1945) written by Major General Hugh J. Gaffey just three days before Patton's death from an automobile accident. Also includes as collateral 2 envelopes of which one is free-franked by Patton (postmark 6/15/45).
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