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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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San Gabriel
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The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
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