Lot 140
Patton, George S. Jr. - Document Signed Less Than Four Months Before His Death (1885-1945) Brilliant, controversial U.S. Army general, known as "Old Blood and Guts." He commanded the Seventh U.S. Army and the Third U.S.Army in the European Theater of World War II. Typed document signed "G S Patton Jr.," one page, 10½ x 8", Camp Campbell, Ky, Aug. 30, 1945. Being a packing list for a box, noted as "Files," weighing 135 pounds. Document is affixed at corners to a slightly larger sheet, which is affixed to larger card stock, easily removed. Page has folds and creases, not affecting Patton's exceptionally bold signature. Less than three and a half months after signing this packing list, just before he was scheduled to return to the States on Christmas leave, Patton suffered injuries as the result of an automobile accident and died twelve days later, on December 21, 1945. At his request, he was buried in Hamm, Luxembourg, among "his" soldiers who had died in the Battle of the Bulge. Estimate $750 - UP
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