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American actor George C. Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in the town of Wise, Virginia. During his final days, George C. Scott resided about 13 miles from the area of Los Angeles County where George S. Patton was born. Image: George C. Scott as George S. Patton from the movie Patton in 1970 from 20th Century Fox via Alamy

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The heartwarming photographs capture the enduring bond between soldiers and dogs in countries across the globe throughout the centuries.

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Major General George Smith Patton IV 1923-2004   Service: 1942-1980 American Military Ww2, Ww2 Us Military Police, Japanese Military Uniform Ww2, East German Military, Italian Military Ww2, George Patton, Erwin Rommel, Historical People, Major General

United States Army General. He was the son of famed World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He was in his last year at West Point when his father died after a traffic accident in Germany in December 1945. He served in the Korean War and as a Colonel, he commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. For his...

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an old photo of a man with a pipe in his mouth and wearing a helmet

During WWII, a pipe was made with a secret cavity that sat in the pipe’s bowl, right below the compartment that held the tobacco. You could stash your secret message in that cavity, and if you were about to be compromised, you simply twisted the pipe stem and the top compartment opened, allowing the burning embers to destroy the message.

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George Smith Patton was born into a family with a military history. Patton participated in the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 5th overall. During WW1 Patton was assigned to the Tank Corps where he thrived. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after leading an attack on German machine guns. During WW2 Patton's strong opinions caused him many headaches. Despite this, Patton was feared by the enemy and was a fine leader of men.

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