Actors often draw inspiration from real-life role models. Denis Leary has been a fan of Gen. George Patton his whole life.

Perhaps World War II Gen. George S. Patton’s finest hour as an American war leader came during the pivotal Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, when his army relieved the surrounded 101st ...

General George S. Patton Jr., an American World War II hero famed for his battlefield brilliance, unvarnished view of combat and volatile personality, died in Heidelberg, Germany, on this day in ...

It remains one of the most remarkable turns in battle in recorded history, and the press back home gave credit to “Patton’s ...

Metcalf grew up in St. Paul and served as Gen. George Patton’s personal chaplain during World War II. He was one of two ...

It remains one of the most remarkable turns in battle in recorded history, and the press back home gave credit to “Patton’s ...

Photo: Richard B. Levine/Lev Radin/Zuma Press On Dec. 8, an exasperated Patton asked his chief chaplain, James H. O’Neill, to compose a prayer for good weather. He ordered 250,000 copies to be ...

PHOENIX — A surprise birthday party was held Thursday for a Phoenix man and World War II hero. Mike Gomez, who just turned 100, served with General Patton in World War II and came back home where he ...

Considered one of the most successful combat generals in US history, General George S. Patton died on December 21, 1945, twelve days after breaking his neck in a car accident near Mannheim, Germany.

"D-Day tomorrow. Everybody quite excited. We land at Arromanches, clear three villages and Bayeux." Discovered in a dusty upstairs room of a pub, the matter-of-fact entry for 5 June 1944 written ...