A recent Antiques Roadshow guest was floored by the six-figure value of his grandfather's watch, which had been in a shoebox for 70 years.

Bradley (lieutenant colonel); Lieut. General Ira C. Eaker (lieutenant colonel). As for Georgie Patton, the Senators, who had brooded seven months over his case, indicated that they might relent later.

What some guys won’t do for a pair of boots!” “I’m not kidding, lieutenant. General Eisenhower is at General Patton’s headquarters right now, and he’s leaving in a few minutes.

There's a hand-engraved presentation that was from your grandmother, and it reads, "Lieutenant colonel George S. Patton Jr. Tank Corps," and below that is the word "mizpah," which is a Hebrew word ...

General George S. Patton Jr. to share his jeep on a review ... Held up with Patton’s were promotions of eleven other war-made lieutenant generals : Mark Wayne Clark, Brehon B.

In 1942, as a major general, Patton commanded the I Armored Corps in the Allied campaign in North Africa. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1943 and led the Third United States Army to ...