Seventh United States Army
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The Seventh Army was a United States army created during World War II that evolved into the United States Army Europe during the 1950s and 1960s. It served in North Africa and Italy in the Mediterrane
View of Lieutenant General Patton's Seventh Army staff aboard SS Monrovia, en route to Sicily, June/July 1943
Alexander Patch
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Alexander McCarrell Patch was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both world wars, rising to rank of general. During World War II, he commanded U.S. Army and Marine Corps forces during t
Seventh United States Army
…invasion was originally given the code name of "Operation Anvil", but was changed to "Operation Dragoon" before the landing. In March 1944, Major General Alexander Patch, a highly experienced and competent commander, was assigned to command the Seventh Army, which moved to Naples, Italy, the following July. On 15 August…
LTG Patch, new commander of Fourth Army, August 1945
Senior officers aboard USS Catoctin (AGC-5), operation flagship, en route to the invasion area on 14 August 1944. Left to right: Brigadier General Gordon P. Saville, Air Commander; Lieutenant General Alexander Patch, Army Commander; Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt, Naval Commander; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Rear Admiral André Lemonnier, Chief of Staff of the French Navy
Three lieutenant generals in October 1944: Lucian Truscott, Alexander Patch, and Jacob L. Devers
Lieutenant Generals Jacob L. Devers and Alexander Patch at Lunéville, France, January 1945