Patton: Soldier Who Saved His Life and the One Who Caused His Death: The Life and Death of George Smith Patton Jr., #2
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When an enemy bullet tore through George S. Patton's body during WWI, PFC Angelo carried his commander to a shallow crater, bandaged his wound, and fought off the enemy for several hours. This heroic action saved Patton's life and earned the brave soldier a Distinguished Service Cross. Twenty-seven years later, T/5 Thompson went for a joyride in an Army truck and slammed into Patton's car driven by PFC Woodring. This careless accident that caused Patton's death occurred just one day before the four-star general's scheduled return to the United States for his retirement.
Raymond C. Wilson
Raymond C. Wilson is a military historian, filmmaker, and amateur genealogist. During his military career as an enlisted soldier, warrant officer, and commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years, Wilson served in a number of interesting assignments both stateside and overseas. He had the honor of serving as Administrative Assistant to Brigadier General George S. Patton (son of famed WWII general) at the Armor School; Administrative Assistant to General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley at the Pentagon; and Military Assistant to the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army at the Pentagon. In 1984, Wilson was nominated by the U.S. Army Adjutant General Branch to serve as a White House Fellow in Washington, D.C. While on active duty, Wilson authored numerous Army regulations as well as articles for professional journals including 1775 (Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association magazine), Program Manager (Journal of the Defense Systems Management College), and Army Trainer magazine. He also wrote, directed, and produced three training films for Army-wide distribution. He is an associate member of the Military Writers Society of America. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1992, Wilson made a career change to the education field. He served as Vice President of Admissions and Development at Florida Air Academy; Vice President of Admissions and Community Relations at Oak Ridge Military Academy; Adjunct Professor of Corresponding Studies at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Senior Academic Advisor at Eastern Florida State College. While working at Florida Air Academy, Wilson wrote articles for several popular publications including the Vincent Curtis Educational Register and the South Florida Parenting Magazine. At Oak Ridge Military Academy, Wilson co-wrote and co-directed two teen reality shows that appeared on national television (Nickelodeon & ABC Family Channel). As an Adjunct Professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Wilson taught effective communications and military history for eighteen years. At Eastern Florida State College, Wilson wrote, directed, and produced a documentary entitled "Wounded Warriors - Their Struggle for Independence" for the Chi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Since retiring from Eastern Florida State College, Wilson has devoted countless hours working on book manuscripts.
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Patton - Raymond C. Wilson
PATTON
SOLDIER WHO SAVED HIS LIFE
AND THE
ONE WHO CAUSED HIS DEATH
Written by
RAYMOND C. WILSON
Author of:
George Smith Patton: Four Men Who Shared the Name
Lance of Longinus: The Spear of Destiny
PATTON
SOLDIER WHO SAVED HIS LIFE
AND THE
ONE WHO CAUSED HIS DEATH
Published by Raymond C. Wilson at Smashwords
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Soldier Who Saved Patton’s Life in WWI
Patton Snubbed Angelo after WWI
Soldier Who Caused Patton’s Death in WWII
Conspiracy Theories about Patton’s Death
Angelo Met Thompson after WWII
Afterword
Appendix 1: Interview with George C. Scott
Appendix 2: Remembering Patton after 50 Years
Appendix 3: Malden and Bradley at Academy Awards
Appendix 4: Patton’s Eight Little Known Facts
Bibliography
About Raymond C. Wilson
Preface
On my first solo
date with Billie Jean Null (who later became my wife), I took her to see Patton when the film was released in April 1970. Since both Billie Jean and I came from military families, we thoroughly enjoyed the three hours that we spent together watching this epic motion picture.
George C. Scott as General Patton
Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton, released at the height of the unpopular war in Vietnam, was described by many reviewers at the time as really
an anti-war film. It was nothing of the kind. It was a hard-line glorification of the military ethic, personified by a man whose flaws and eccentricities marginalized him in peacetime, but found the ideal theater in battle. In this George Smith Patton was not unlike Winston Churchill; both men used flamboyance, eccentricity and a gift for self-publicity as a way of inspiring their followers and perplexing the enemy. That Patton was in some ways mad is not in doubt -- at least to the makers of this film -- but his accomplishments overshadowed, even humiliated, his cautious and sane British rival, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
General Omar Nelson Bradley (played by Karl Malden), who had the film's only other significant leading role, cringed at the risk of lives and equipment that General George Smith Patton (portrayed by George C. Scott) was willing to contemplate, because he did not quite see that for Patton his men and equipment were the limbs of his ego. Vanity and courage found their intersection in Patton.
George C. Scott as General Patton and Karl Malden as General Bradley
Twentieth Century Fox paid General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley $90,000 for the rights to use his World War II memoir, A Soldier’s Story, and to serve as the senior military adviser to the film.
The 1970 film, Patton, sparked renewed interest in General George Smith Patton (a.k.a. George Smith Patton Jr.). The movie won seven Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Picture, and immortalized Patton as one of the world's most intriguing military men.
Less than one year after watching Patton, I joined the U.S. Army. Following Basic Combat Training (BCT) at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, I was transferred to my first permanent duty station at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Specialist Four Raymond C. Wilson with wife Billie Jean in 1972
At Fort Knox I was assigned to the U.S. Army Armor School whose Assistant Commandant was Brigadier General George Smith Patton IV (son of General George Smith Patton of World War II fame). Shortly after befriending his driver, I found myself serving as Administrative Assistant to Brigadier General George Smith Patton IV from November 1971 to December 1972.
Staff Sergeant Raymond C. Wilson and Major General George Smith Patton IV in 1978
Six years later, I was selected to work in General Officer Management Office (GOMO) at the Pentagon. In addition to my duties as a career manager for all Active Army General Officers (including then-Major General George Smith Patton