Fundraiser begins to place General Patton on Palm Springs Walk of Stars
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars wants to feature one of the greatest generals of all time, General George S. Patton Jr.
A Go Fund Me account is now raising money for General Patton’s Palm Springs Star. General George Smith Patton Jr. is a Southern California native who was born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel. He is regarded as one of the most successful United States Field commanders of any war.
“We would be very proud to honor General George S. Patton, Jr. with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars,” said Bob Alexander, President of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
The Palm Springs Walk of Stars, founded in 1992, has honored 394 individuals with a Golden Palm Star placed on the sidewalks of Palm Springs. Show business honorees must have made an impact worldwide in the area of show business. All other star honorees must have contributed to the charm, worldwide prominence and name recognition of Greater Palm Springs, officials said in the release.
Patton graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1909, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 15th Cavalry Regiment. He took lessons at the French Cavalry School in 1912. In 1913 he became Master of the Sword at the Mounted Service School.
Coordinators said Patton’s first exposure to battle was in 1915, with cavalry patrols on the Mexican border against Francisco “Pancho” Villa. In 1917 Patton became the first member of the United States Tank Corps. That same year Patton and his men achieved victory at Cambrai, France. In 1918 Patton organized the American Tank School in Bourg France, and was in the battle of Meuse-Argonne Operation.
After WWI, Patton graduated from General Staff School in 1924 and in 1932 graduated from the Army War College. With the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 -January 1942, Patton would establish the Desert Training Center in the Imperial Valley, east of Palm Springs, known today as Chiriaco Summit and the home of the General Patton Memorial Museum.
