Craig, Patton was certainly a gutsy commander whom many believed America's best, but if we take the word of the man himself:

"Top U.S. tank commander in the war
Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams, American, World War II
I’m supposed to be the best tank commander in the Army,” Patton once said, “but I have one peer—Abe Abrams.” Leading the 37th Tank Battalion from the front, Abrams and the crew of his own M4 Sherman tank, Thunderbolt, are estimated to have destroyed about 50 German armored fighting vehicles."

For strategic and fighting prowess the Germans were peerless.

King I'll leave Pattons legacy to the experts however, we should be thankful for his contributions during WW2. Dean and Tad I'm glad to know the relationship of Joanne to the general.

I was a tanker for 21 years.

I met Gen. Patton, the younger, at the Armor Conference at Ft. Knox one year.