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George S. Patton, Jr. - 1917 ALS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
George S. Patton, Jr. - 1917 ALS
<Our item number 140699><B>Patton, George S., Jr.</B> Autograph letter signed &#34;Your devoted son, George S. Patton Jr.,&#34; 1 1/3pp, 10½ x 8¼ in., n.p &#40;France&#41;, 26 Dec &#40;19&#41;17. To &#34;Dear Mama,&#34; with news about the weather, what he ate and drank for dinner, etc.and the Tank Corps to which he was detailed in November 1917. &#34;I feel more cheerful about the Tank school as we have got a good man in charge of all the Tanks….He used to be my pupil at Fort Riley. I certainly am lucky in having known nearly all the good men in the army….&#34; A toned area on the folds of the upper right quadrant of the verso affects two letters of the signature; one partial fold split at top edge. Very good.<BR><BR>Patton was assigned the task of organizing and training the 1st Tank Brigade near Langres, France. He led this brigade in the St. Mihiel drive in mid-September 1918 and was wounded at the opening of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Di stinguished Service Medal and was promoted temporarily to the rank of colonel. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,500 - 2,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 140699<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140699.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140699N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>