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Removed references to Patton being a convert to Catholicism; the citation only mentions his granddaughter and I have found no source indicating that he ever converted.
| birth =November 11, 1885<br/>San Gabriel, California
| birth =November 11, 1885<br/>San Gabriel, California
| parents =George Smith Patton, Sr<br/>Ruth Wilson
| parents =George Smith Patton, Sr<br/>Ruth Wilson
| religion =Christian (Formerly Episcopalian, Roman Catholic convert)
| religion =Christian (Episcopalian)
| spouse =Beatrice Banning Ayer
| spouse =Beatrice Banning Ayer
| children =Beatrice Smith<br/>Ruth Ellen Patton Totten<br/>George S. Patton IV
| children =Beatrice Smith<br/>Ruth Ellen Patton Totten<br/>George S. Patton IV
==Legacy==
==Legacy==
* Patton, an Episcopalian who believed in reincarnation and that he himself had been the hero in many important battles in the ancient world of [[Rome]] and [[Greece]], later converted to [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]]. His granddaughter, Margaret Georgina Patton, became a nun in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]].<ref>http://www.456fis.org/GENERAL_GEORGE_S._%20PATTON.htm</ref>
* Patton, an Episcopalian who believed in reincarnation and that he himself had been the hero in many important battles in the ancient world of [[Rome]] and [[Greece]]. His granddaughter, Margaret Georgina Patton, became a nun in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]].<ref>http://www.456fis.org/GENERAL_GEORGE_S._%20PATTON.htm</ref>
*Patton's son, George S. Patton IV, also an Army officer, served near the conclusion of World War II. He also served in Korea and Vietnam, and attained the rank of major general. Toward the end of his career, he was given command of the 2nd Armored Division, the same unit his father had commanded at the beginning of [[World War II]], making father and son the first Army officers to command the same Army division. Patton retired from active service in 1980. A cousin of George S Patton Jr. was Democratic Congressman from Georgia [[Larry McDonald]] who was on [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] shot down by the Soviets near [[Moneron Island]] just west of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983.
*Patton's son, George S. Patton IV, also an Army officer, served near the conclusion of World War II. He also served in Korea and Vietnam, and attained the rank of major general. Toward the end of his career, he was given command of the 2nd Armored Division, the same unit his father had commanded at the beginning of [[World War II]], making father and son the first Army officers to command the same Army division. Patton retired from active service in 1980. A cousin of George S Patton Jr. was Democratic Congressman from Georgia [[Larry McDonald]] who was on [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] shot down by the Soviets near [[Moneron Island]] just west of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983.