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Alexander M. Patch

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United States Army general (1889-1945)

United StatesLived 1889 to 1945 · aged 55
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Alexander McCarrell Patch was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both world wars, rising to rank of general. During World War II, he commanded U.S. Army and Marine Corps forces during the Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific, and the Seventh Army on the Western Front in Europe.

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At West Point in 1913At West Point in 1913U.S. Army ground and air generals confer with their chief. From left to right: Major General Alexander Patch, Lieutenant General Millard Harmon, and Major General Nathan F. Twining, conferring over a map whilst serving in the South Pacific, February 1943U.S. Army ground and air generals confer with their chief. From left to right: Major General Alexander Patch, Lieutenant General Millard Harmon, and Major General Nathan F. Twining, conferring over a map whilst serving in the South Pacific, February 1943Senior officers aboard USS Catoctin (AGC-5), operation flagship, en route to the invasion area on 14 August 1944. Left to right: Brigadier General Gordon P. Saville, Air Commander; Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, Army Commander; Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt, Naval Commander; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Rear Admiral André Lemonnier, Chief of Staff of the French NavySenior officers aboard USS Catoctin (AGC-5), operation flagship, en route to the invasion area on 14 August 1944. Left to right: Brigadier General Gordon P. Saville, Air Commander; Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, Army Commander; Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt, Naval Commander; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Rear Admiral André Lemonnier, Chief of Staff of the French NavyThree lieutenant generals in October 1944: Lucian Truscott, Alexander Patch, and Jacob L. DeversThree lieutenant generals in October 1944: Lucian Truscott, Alexander Patch, and Jacob L. DeversLieutenant Generals Jacob L. Devers and Alexander Patch at Lunéville, France, January 1945Lieutenant Generals Jacob L. Devers and Alexander Patch at Lunéville, France, January 1945Wife Julia Littell in 1915Wife Julia Littell in 1915

Awards 4

Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
World War I Victory Medal (United States)

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Lived 1889 to 1945 · aged 55
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