The background: In March 1945 the 4th Armored Division of Patton’s Third Army rested, out of breath, on a bridgehead along the Main. Some 50 miles northeast, near the town of Hammelburg ...

Within days, Patton's Third Army had relieved Bastogne, and to the north, the 2nd U.S. Armored Division stopped enemy tanks short of the Meuse River on Christmas. Through January, American troops ...

What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...

Truly a member of the Greatest Generation, Tony was an American officer in Patton’s Third Army and was captured ... He was a member of the 94th Infantry Division Association where he served ...

All who shall hereafter live in freedom will be here reminded that to these men and their comrades we owe a debt to be paid ...

Gen Patton, who commanded the vast US Third Army, had arrived in Lower Peover in January 1944 with his troops and had made nearby Peover Hall his headquarters. His units would train nearby for ...

as a Liaison Agent in the 7th Armored Division under General George Patton’s 3rd Army and General Bradley’s 1st Army from Normandy, France to the Baltic Sea. He was awarded numerous medals ...

Patton's U.S. 3rd Army and Patton is already legendary ... in the mimeographs poop sheets distributed daily to all 3rd Army units: "Grab the enemy by the nose and kick him in the tail!" ...

2nd Division, 1st Army Corps National Museum of American History Designating Flag, Chief Quartermaster, 2nd Army Corps National Museum of American History Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, ...

In late 1943, his outfit joined Patton’s 3rd Army in England. They arrived in France in mid-July 1944 with the responsibility to keep munitions flowing to a number of front line units.