A clipped signature of American military commander George Patton, Jr. (1885-1945), as "G S Patton Jr." Patton was signing in his role as official censor; the signature appears in the return address section of an airmail envelope. Patton's signature is also typed as "Gen. G.S. Patton, Jr." above his signature. Encapsulated and PSA/DNA graded NM 7. No date, postmarked from A.P.O. 403. Expected surface wear, wrinkles, and weathering. The envelope fragment measures 2.625" x 1.375" while the slab measures 5.25" x 3.125."

George Patton, Jr. was a career military officer whose 36 years of military service spanned three military conflicts including both world wars. Patton sortied against partisans of Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1915-1916, and he was later dispatched to the Western Front as a personal aide to General John "Black Jack" Pershing. It was during World War II, however, that Patton made his most indelible mark. "Old Blood and Guts" served as an army commander leading Allied expeditions in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, eastern France, the Benelux Countries, and Germany. Patton died of complications following a car accident in Luxembourg in December 1945.

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