Forty George - Pattons Third Army at War

An eight-inch gun pounding the German defenses of Brest, second largest naval port in France. Although Third Armys brilliant sweep through Brittany took the enemy completely by surprise, the garrison of Brest fought tenaciously and held out till mid-September.

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To the men of the United States Third Army and their great commander General George S. Patton, Jr, who went further faster than any other Allied army during the war.

No words the saga full to tell,

No voice the victry song to sing,

No pen the epic to inscribe,

No chisel, brush

The giant deeds achieved

In answer to the nations need,

Mirrored, stand but part revealed

Like sun, its form, the hue of it

Which man may aptly duplicate

But for its heat goes to the sun,

Sole vivid master.

Thus unfolds the tale,

Reflections feeble, thin

Attenuated images

Remotely kin to gallant sons,

Living and dead, whose valiant strides

Outstrip all power to describe;

Models meager replica,

Faint, unfully sung,

In wonder framed,

With pride retold.

Quoted from We Ripened Fast! The unofficial history of the 76th Inf Div and published here by kind permission of the Board of Directors of the 76th Infantry Officers Association.

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by Gen Bruce C. Clarke

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