Was Gen.Patton bumped off?
365836
Yes, Patton was released from active combat, but not "fired." In the African theater of WWII, Patton entered a barracks and found a shell-shocked soldier. Patton, disgraced by the soldier, took his riding crop and hit the soldier. A commissioned officer such as Patton could not touch a non-commishioned soldier. The story got to American and Roosevelt released Patton from active duty. Patton was later used as a pawn outside of the Netherlands to divert enough Axis troops away from Normandy for the D-Day invasion.
1010483
I've heard this story, but I'm not sure that it's true. In the following it's attributed to Johnnie Phelps.\n\nA portion of a web page (http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/filmfacts.html) follows: \nIn the second false segment "Johnnie" (Nell Louise) Phelps claims to have served as a medic in the South Pacific. She says: "You did what had to be done. Changed bandages. Gave medicine. As a medic you did everything. Go pick 'em up and bring 'em in if you had to....it was scary all the time." \n\nA review of her Army record shows that Phelps served only in the Continental United States during the war. She was a radio mechanic assigned to Langley Field, VA. During World War II WAAC/WAC served in many medical specialties, but they did not serve as medics. \n\nIn a third false segment, Phelps states: "I was assigned to Headquarters Company in Frankfurt. I worked for Eisenhower. One morning...he called me in....President Truman had decided that there shouldn’t be any gays or lesbians in the military, so he signed an executive order to get rid of ‘em....he wanted me to go and find out who they were....I thought about it for two or three seconds and I said, "Sir! If the General pleases. I’ll be glad to get you this list, but...I'm going to be first on it." And this secretary that was taking his notes said: "Sir...Sergeant Phelps may be second on it, but I have to type it, and I'll be first." So he said "Forget the order." This conversation could not have occurred because General Eisenhower left Germany in November 1945. He became the Army Chief of Staff on December 1, 1945. He was based in Washington D.C. when Phelps was serving in Germany.
258332
I love that mini-series. I watch at least once a year. Lt. Dike was a horrible leader...I think the name, "Foxhole Norman" means that he commanded his troops from a safe distance. He never was around to really lead and certainly not to support his men. I wonder how many lives would've been saved if Lipman was in charge from the git go.
892863
We had just stood in formation for 45 minutes during a ceremony to name a permanent regimental commander and command sergeant major.  I had a lot of water before the formation and I really had to go.  \n\nAfter we were dismissed my buddy and I went to the PX to go get some lunch, so we ordered our food, dropped it at a table, and both rushed to the latrine.  There were 3 stalls and 2 urinals.\n\nMy buddy was ahead of me and he went into the far stall.  I went to the urinal, but some really old guy went to the second stall.\n\nWell the old guy had some sort of problem and made some thunderous sounds on the toilet, to which my buddy remarked "Good Lord you have got some cannon fire over there," thinking that it was me next to him in the middle stall.\n\nI didn't know what he was talking about at first, but then I guess the smell got to him and he said "Oh my God, dude, you reak!  I think I am going to be sick."\n\nThe old guy then let loose with some thunder and there was a lot of plopping.  At that point I was laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe, even though I wanted to tell him it wasn't me.\n\nSo he flushed the toilet at about the same time as the old guy and they both exited the stall at the same time.  The regimental commander was the old guy.
1176187
Patton suffered a broken neck when his staff car was struck by a U.S. Army truck on December 9, 1945.  He was paralyzed from the neck down.\n\nProlonged elevation of the legs is always risky, but Patton was susceptible to embolisms due to a pre-war injury in which a horse kicked him in the leg.  (Patton was a cavalryman and also played polo.)  On December 21 a blood clot traveled to his heart, and he died from the subsequent heart attack.
1107420
yes they are, n noone really knows why. 50 claims that the game was trying to take over g-unit, that he wanted to be a general instead of a soldier and the game claims 50 was trying to hold out on some of his money. no one really knows the real reason why
678559
Yes again.  This is Army protocal and not changing any time soon.  Beleive me the Sargeant Major is receiving just as much respect from the (snot nosed, wet behind the ears) 2Lt. as he him self is, if not more.  Saluting and saying sir or Sgt. Major are out of respect for the rank.  And everyone respects the top shirt or Sgt. Major for there service.
97272
General James Abercombie....I think so\njust check out where I found the answer to confirm it.
198851
Sadly, there have been quite a few recipients of the Bronze Star (or - as we soldiers currently prefer to call it - the BS) who were nowhere near a theater of combat. Many people won the BS without having ever left US soil while merely serving in a support role! Mainly officers and very senior NCOs. Go figure.
547624
Yes.  In fact, it is his taking command of the retreating American forces that prevents the British from claiming a clear and decisive victory at Monmouth.  (The American commander, General Lee, believed that the Americans could not go to-to-toe with the British regulars - to which Washington replied "Sir, they are able, and by God they shall do it!")
1185303
Nope. Saw him with The Rumour back in '78. He should have been much bigger than he was.
497559
You sure enough got that right.  I think someone should look for records of someone else who served with him, to determine if only his are "misplaced" or everyone else's are too.
783712
He was the best general we have ever had.  He probably would have made lots of trouble while kicking ass.  The German military was scared to death of hm.
154981
nope, sorry.  we have a relative from the civil war, but we dont know a SINGLE THING about him! lol.  (we found his uniform though)
711971
He was probably micro-managing too much,i agree. That seems to be the American way since WW2.They need to boot them media schmucks out of there and take care of business.Let the military do what it was meant to do,break things.
166812
26,005\n357 TD\nBROKE WALTER PATTONS RECORD
638654
Good ol "Blood n Gut's" George S. Patton,\nWow the guy was half a bubble off, but if I were going to fight for someone and give my life It would choose to be under his command.