San Marino in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
George S. Patton, Jr.
1885 - 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 34° 7.216′ N, 118° 7.257′ W. Marker is in San Marino, California, in Los Angeles County. Memorial can be reached from Virginia Road 0.2 miles north of Huntington Drive, on the left when traveling north. Located in Lacy Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1485 Virginia Road, San Marino CA 91108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Millstones (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camellia Japonica ‘California’ (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hale Solar Laboratory (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tournament Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Los Robles (approx. one mile away); Karman Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Jet Propulsion (approx. 1.1 miles away); The First Known Antiparticle (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hameetman Center (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marino.

By Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2015
4. George S. Patton, Jr.
This 1945 portrait of George Patton by Boleslaw Jan Czedekowski hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“Nicknamed 'Old Blood and Guts,' General George Patton Jr. had a penchant for harsh, bluntly spoken opinions that sometimes made him the object of controversy during World War II. There was, however, no debating his soldiering abilities. In the Allied drive against Axis armies in North Africa, his gift for instilling frontline discipline was critical in shaping unseasoned American soldiers into effective fighting units. His leadership proved crucial again in the invasion of Sicily, but his finest moment came during the massive German counteroffensive in northern Europe's Ardennes region in 1944-45. His part in repelling the Germans there placed beyond challenge his reputation as one of the most brilliant field commanders of the war.
The inscription in the portrait's upper left corner was from Patton's declaration of May 9, 1945, telling his soldiers what an honor it had been to lead them." – National Portrait Gallery
“Nicknamed 'Old Blood and Guts,' General George Patton Jr. had a penchant for harsh, bluntly spoken opinions that sometimes made him the object of controversy during World War II. There was, however, no debating his soldiering abilities. In the Allied drive against Axis armies in North Africa, his gift for instilling frontline discipline was critical in shaping unseasoned American soldiers into effective fighting units. His leadership proved crucial again in the invasion of Sicily, but his finest moment came during the massive German counteroffensive in northern Europe's Ardennes region in 1944-45. His part in repelling the Germans there placed beyond challenge his reputation as one of the most brilliant field commanders of the war.
The inscription in the portrait's upper left corner was from Patton's declaration of May 9, 1945, telling his soldiers what an honor it had been to lead them." – National Portrait Gallery
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