Service summary of George S. Patton

George S. Patton served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for 36 years. He served in three major conflicts (Mexican Punitive Expedition, World War I and World War II) during his military career.

Major assignments

AEF Light Tank School - November 19, 1917 to August 1918
1st Provisional Tank Brigade - August 1918 to November 6, 1918
304th Tank Brigade - November 6, 1918 to September 30, 1920
3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry - September 30, 1920 to November 20, 1922
Student officer, Advanced Class, Cavalry School, Jan. 1, 1922, to June 6, 1923
Student officer, General Service Schools, Sept. 12, 1923, to June 12, 1924 (Honor Graduate)
General Staff with troops, at Boston, Mass., Assistant Chief of Staff, G‑1, 1st Corps Area, July, 1924, to Mar. 4, 1925
General Staff with Hawaiian Division and Hawaiian Dept., Assistant Chief of Staff, G‑1‑2‑3, Apr., 1925, to Apr., 1928
Office, Chief of Cavalry, Plans and Training, Apr. 14, 1928, to Aug. 17, 1931
Student officer, Army War College, Aug. 18, 1931, to June 25, 1932
Executive Officer, 3d Cavalry, June 25, 1932 to April 15, 1935
Assistant Chief of Staff, G‑2, Hawaiian Dept., May 21, 1935 to July 12, 1937
Director of Instruction, Cavalry School, August, 1937 to July, 1938
5th Cavalry Regiment - July 24, 1938 to December 1938
3rd Cavalry Regiment - December 1938 to July 1940
2nd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division - July 16, 1940 to April 4, 1941
2nd Armored Division - April 4, 1941 (acting since November 1940) to January 15, 1942
I Armored Corps - January 15, 1942 - March 6, 1943
II Corps - March 6, 1943 to April 1943
I Armored Corps - April 1943 to July 9, 1943
7th Army - July 9, 1943 - January 26, 1944
1st Army Group (phantom) - January 26, 1944 to June 6, 1944
3rd Army - January 26, 1944 to October 7, 1945
Military Governor of Bavaria - July 1945 to October 7, 1945
15th Army - October 7, 1945 to December 21, 1945

Orders, decorations and medals

United States decorations and medals

	Distinguished Service Cross with one oak leaf cluster
	Army Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Navy Distinguished Service Medal
	Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star Medal
	Purple Heart
	Silver Lifesaving Medal ^[1]
	Mexican Border Service Medal
	World War I Victory Medal with four bronze campaign stars
	American Defense Service Medal
	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and two bronze campaign stars
	World War II Victory Medal
	Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp (posthumous)

Foreign orders and decorations

Belgium

	Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold with palm
	Croix de Guerre with palm

Czechoslovakia

60px	Military Order of the White Lion, Grand cross
	War Cross 1939–1945

France

	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor
	Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with bronze star
	Croix de Guerre with palm
	French Liberation Medal (1944)

Luxembourg

	Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
	Luxembourg War Cross

Morocco

Grand Cross of Ouissam Alaouite

Russia / Soviet Union

Order of Kutuzov (1st class)

United Kingdom

	British Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
	Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date
No insignia in 1909	Second Lieutenant	Regular Army	June 11, 1909
	First Lieutenant	Regular Army	May 23, 1916
	Captain	Regular Army	May 15, 1917
	Major	National Army	January 26, 1918

	Colonel	National Army	October 17, 1918

[[File:US-O4 insignia.svg\|40px\|center]r]\|

	Brigadier General	Army of the United States	October 2, 1940
	Major General	Army of the United States	April 4, 1941
	Lieutenant General	Army of the United States	March 12, 1943
	Brigadier General	Regular Army	August 16, 1944 ^[2]
	Major General	Regular Army	August 16, 1944 ^[3]
	Lieutenant General	Regular Army	December 4, 1944
	General	Army of the United States	April 14, 1945