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| Alexander McCarrell Patch Jr. was born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona on November 23rd, 1889, the son of then Captain A. M. Patch Sr. He attended Lehigh University before transferring to the United States Military Academy from which he graduated in 1913. General Patch served during the First World War but came to prominence as a commander during the Second World War. He formed the Americal Division which then served in Guadalcanal in relief of the 1st Marine Division. The XIV Corps under his command lead the final offensive against the Japanese forces there. Patch put down his ideas about leadership with the publication of an article in December, 1943 called “Some Thoughts on Leadership.” In 1944, he was transferred to the European Theatre as commander of the 7th Army which landed in southern France in Operation Dragoon. In 1945, he took over the 4th Army. General Alexander M. Patch died of pneumonia on November 21st of the same year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Photo courtesy of the family of G. Murl Conner and Duane Bristow) Lt. General Alexander M. Patch awards 1st Lieutenant G. Murl Conner the Distinguished Service Cross, Feb. 10, 1945 for extra-ordinary heroism in action on January 24, 1945 near Houssen, France.
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| (L) The Alexander Patch Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| the Rhine near Worms, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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