George S. Patton, United States Army General, is remembered for his services in many places. This is a list of schools, roads and parks that are among those that have been named in his honor.
Museums General George Patton Museum at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Also known as the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor and the General George Patton Museum of Leadership. General George S. Patton Memorial Museum, is located at the site of the Desert Training Center in Chiriaco Summit, California. A statue of Patton can be seen from nearby Interstate 10.Patton Museum – California Patton Memorial Pilsen museum in Plzeň, Czech Republic. General Patton Memorial Museum Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Schools General George S. Patton School District, Riverdale, Illinois George S. Patton Elementary School, Garden Grove, California General Patton Elementary School Dýšina, Czech Republic General George S. Patton School (K-8), Riverdale, Illinois Patton Junior High School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas George S. Patton High School, Harbor City, California
Buildings General George S. Patton Memorial Center, Detroit, Michigan Patton Army Air Field, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Patton Barracks, Heidelberg, Germany, headquarters of the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg Patton Hall, an officer's classroom building at the U.S. Army Armor School at Fort Benning, Georgia.Harmony Church's new classroom Patton Hall, Fort Riley, Kansas, headquarters of the installation Judge Advocate General Patton Hall, Officers' Club at Fort Myer, Virginia Patton Hall, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, headquarters of the 3rd United States Army Patton Hall, military hangar at the Saumur Armour Museum on loan from the French Armoured Corps and Cavalry School, Saumur, France, formerly used as a tank-restoration hall. Patton Reserve Center, Bell, California 1220 Patton Court, San Marino, California, former residence of the Patton family. The house is a private residence and is not open to the public.
Statues Patton Monument, designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser and dedicated in 1950 Patton Monument, Lacy Park, San Marino, CA General Patton Memorial, Avranches, France. General Patton Monument, Bastogne, Belgium A statue of General Patton was unveiled in Dýšina, Czech Republic to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia Boston, Massachusetts, The standing portrait statue of Patton, designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser, was installed at the Charles River Esplanade along the Hatch Shell Circle in 1953. The tall bronze statue depicts a uniformed Patton raising a pair of binoculars up to his eyes, atop a pink granite base.
Streets General Patton Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana; Murfreesboro, Tennessee General Patton Boulevard, Mandeville, Louisiana Patton Court, San Marino, California Patton Street, Houston, Texas; Dearborn, Michigan Patton Lane, Closter, New Jersey North Patton Street, Springfield, Illinois General George Patton Drive, Franklin, Tennessee; Brentwood, Tennessee; Des Plaines, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois George Patton Drive, San Antonio, Texas George Patton Lane, El Paso, Texas General George Patton Road, Nashville, Tennessee General Patton Street, Hammond, Louisiana; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Morgan City, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Fort Drum, New York George Patton Street, Orangeburg, South Carolina Patton Way, San Marino, California Place du Général Patton, Paris, France (next to Avenue de la Grande Armée). Some 10 other French towns and cities, including Avranches, Thionville, Troyes and Le Mans, have a "Place du Général Patton" in his honor. Rue Patton, Seine-Port, France Avenue du Général Patton, Melun, Maxéville, France Rue de l'Armée Patton, Nancy, France Rue Du Général Patton, Arlon in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium; Ixelles, Brussels; Châteaubriant, France; and Lorraine, France Général-George-S.-Patton (avenue), Rennes, France (formerly Chemin vicinal n°25) General-Patton-Straße, Bad Tölz, Germany Place du Général Patton, Bastogne, Belgium Patton Road, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; Devens, Massachusetts Patton Boulevard, Moses Lake, Washington Generaal Pattonlaan, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Boulevard du General Patton, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 2316 Rua General Patton, Santa Amélia, 31555-420 Belo horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Other The Patton series of tanks is named for him.Hunnicutt Pattonville, Germany, former US Military installation, now neighbourhood near Ludwigsburg Patton Golf Course, an 18-hole regulation length public golf course at the Fort Benning Golf Club, Fort Benning, Georgia. General George S Patton Park Recreation Center, a 93-acre park in Detroit, Michigan, dedicated in the early 1950s. Patton Range, a rifle and machine gun firing range at Fort Benning, Georgia A chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is named for Patton. General George S Patton Polish Legion of American Veterans (P.L.A.V.) Post #11, Detroit, Michigan Patton was named the class exemplar for the United States Air Force Academy's class of 2005, the only non-aviator to receive this honor. At the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in San Gabriel, California, there is a stained glass window depicting Patton as a version of Saint George. He is shown in a tank fighting a dragon festooned with swastikas. The lettering in the window reads "I fought a good fight." The Wilson-Patton family members are buried in the San Gabriel Cemetery about 120 yards to the west of the Church, including the patriarch, Benjamin (Don Benito) Wilson. The exception is General Patton, buried in Luxembourg. Hamilton, Massachusetts, where Patton's summer home was located, dedicated its central park to Patton, boasting a World War II–era tank in the center of town, and the town's school sports teams play under the name "Generals." In addition, the French government gave two statues to the town commemorating Patton's service to their nation. They were improved in 2003 and sit at the entrance to Patton Park. Patton wrote much material, including speeches, lectures, and poetry. Incorporating the biblical phrase "Through a Glass, Darkly" he composed a poem imbued with his personal interpretations of reincarnation. General Patton bridge in Plzeň, Czech Republic. Main bridge in town over the river Mže, bridge is located near the Patton Memorial Pilsen museum. A Golden Palm Star in Patton's honor was dedicated in 2016 at the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California. Pattons Hage, a meadow in Uppsala, Sweden. During his visit to Sweden in 1945 he and prince Gustav Adolf were guests at a military exercise in the area and afterwards gathered in a meadow that is now named after him.
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