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Patton's command car
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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 10:07 PM UTC
Would Patton's M8 Greyhound command car have been whitewashed for his participation in the relief of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge campaign?

Thanks!
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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 11:35 PM UTC
I will venture that it was not. There are some shots of him in an M-20 but I have never seen one of him in an M-8.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 03:57 AM UTC

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I will venture that it was not. There are some shots of him in an M-20 but I have never seen one of him in an M-8.
DJ


Thanks. It was an M20 he was in. I saw it in some footage I watched a while ago.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 07:58 AM UTC

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I will venture that it was not. There are some shots of him in an M-20 but I have never seen one of him in an M-8.
DJ


I believe that Patton typically used a jeep and the command car version of the 3/4 ton truck rather than armored cars.

John
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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 03:24 AM UTC

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I will venture that it was not. There are some shots of him in an M-20 but I have never seen one of him in an M-8.
DJ


I believe that Patton typically used a jeep and the command car version of the 3/4 ton truck rather than armored cars.

John


John--there are several shots of him in a jeep with probably plexiglass windows, no top entering Bastogne in December of 1944. The M-20 photo was taken during the Saar Campaign of October- November '44. In this one he is riding with his hand on the .50 and Averill Harriman (then ambassador to Russia) is sitting in the forward portion of the turret area. I am sure some enterprise person will post the photos.
DJ
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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 06:45 AM UTC

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I am sure some enterprise person will post the photos.
DJ


I would try to get pics/screenshots of the footage that I watched, but I'm pretty sure that would be a copyright violation.
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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2007 - 07:51 AM UTC
Patton also used a modified M3A1 Scout Car. Pics here http://www.warwheels.net/M3A1WhiteScoutPattonPictures.html
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Posted: Monday, July 16, 2007 - 07:56 AM UTC

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Patton also used a modified M3A1 Scout Car. Pics here http://www.warwheels.net/M3A1WhiteScoutPattonPictures.html


Pat-- good find. I believe he used this one in North Africa. The 1AC bumper marking (1st Armored Corps) was the outfit he took into Africa prior to taking over II Corps. Be nice to track down an internet shot of him in the M-20. I have several films showing him in the vehicle. It had what I would imagine are plexiglass windows for the drivers and some seating for occupants.
thanks again
DJ
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 12:49 AM UTC

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Be nice to track down an internet shot of him in the M-20.


Thanks D.J. Lemmee see if I can dig up some Patton M20 pics. More later...
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 12:56 AM UTC
Here are some photos of his 3rd Army command jeep.

http://photos.kitmaker.net/showphoto.php/photo/70506/cat/14401
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 08:45 AM UTC
Rob

Are they still displaying the car he had his fatal accident in at the museum?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 09:33 AM UTC
Yes, at the Patton Museum they still have on display the command car he was riding in at the time of his accident and his command jeep. I was just there over the 4th holiday and saw both.

Scouts out
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Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007 - 05:35 AM UTC
Don't know about an internet shot, but Squadron's US Armored Cars in Action has at least one shot of the M20. It wasn't whitewashed when photographed, and in addition to the little plexiglass windscreens it had Patton's two air horns mounted on the left front ot the vehicle. Don't have the book nearby, but I think it also showed a pintle mount for a .50 cal MG.
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