Patton was a prominent cavalryman during the early 20th century and was a founding father of the US Army's Tank Corps, seeing action in World War I and commanding a tank brigade. He achieved his greatest fame as during World War II. He commanded armored forces in North Africa after Operation Torch, then commanded the Seventh Army for the invasion of Sicily. But his greatest fame came as commander of the United States Third Army. After a swift drive across France after the Normandy invasion, his forces made a famous relief of the trapped American forces in the siege of Bastogne during the German Ardennes counteroffensive.
The statue was originally dedicated in 1950 by Patton's widow Beatrice and faced the old Cadet Library. It was briefly placed in storage for the construction of the new library, Jefferson Hall, in 2004. The monument was then rededicated in 2009 in a temporary location near Eisenhower Monument where it remained for the next three years while renovations were completed on the Cadet Library and Bartlett Hall.[2]
In the monument's previous position, Patton faced the old Cadet Library. It was often joked that the statue was positioned facing the library with binoculars in the officer's hands so that he might find the building which he neglected to visit as a cadet.
Patton Monument in its original location, circa 2003
patton, monument, west, point, general, george, patton, patton, monument, bronze, statue, george, patton, james, earle, fraser, located, united, states, military, academy, united, statespatton, monument, west, pointfor, general, george, pattonunveiled15, 2009l. General George S Patton Jr Patton Monument is a bronze statue of George S Patton Jr by James Earle Fraser It is located at the United States Military Academy 1 Patton Monument West Point United StatesPatton Monument at West PointFor General George S PattonUnveiled15 May 2009Location41 23 29 N 73 57 30 W 41 3915 N 73 958459 W 41 3915 73 958459 near Highland Falls NYPatton was a prominent cavalryman during the early 20th century and was a founding father of the US Army s Tank Corps seeing action in World War I and commanding a tank brigade He achieved his greatest fame as during World War II He commanded armored forces in North Africa after Operation Torch then commanded the Seventh Army for the invasion of Sicily But his greatest fame came as commander of the United States Third Army After a swift drive across France after the Normandy invasion his forces made a famous relief of the trapped American forces in the siege of Bastogne during the German Ardennes counteroffensive The statue was originally dedicated in 1950 by Patton s widow Beatrice and faced the old Cadet Library It was briefly placed in storage for the construction of the new library Jefferson Hall in 2004 The monument was then rededicated in 2009 in a temporary location near Eisenhower Monument where it remained for the next three years while renovations were completed on the Cadet Library and Bartlett Hall 2 Other examples of the statue are at the Charles River Esplanade Hatch Memorial Shell Boston Massachusetts 3 and at the General Patton Memorial Museum Ettelbruck Luxembourg 4 In the monument s previous position Patton faced the old Cadet Library It was often joked that the statue was positioned facing the library with binoculars in the officer s hands so that he might find the building which he neglected to visit as a cadet Patton Monument in its original location circa 2003See also EditGeneral George Patton Museum Fort Knox Kentucky General George S Patton Memorial Museum Chiriaco Summit CaliforniaReferences Edit General George S Patton Jr Historical Marker Patton statue is back PDF PointerView Archived from the original PDF on 2011 05 11 Retrieved 2009 05 15 Boston Esplanade Concerts Fireworks Biking Sailing Boston Discovery Guide General Patton Memorial Museum in Ettelbruck Luxembourg Archived from the original on 2012 02 06 Retrieved 2012 03 21 External links Edithttps www flickr com photos west point sets 72157618181686887 https www flickr com photos wallyg 4890118647 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patton Monument West Point amp oldid 1106920956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
