English: Photograph shows Lieut.-General George Patton, half-length, facing right, wearing leather jacket and helmet with three stars. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for Gen. George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. Gen. Patton is buried here. George S. Patton Jr. born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, U.S.A. is considered to have been one of the best and most successful combat generals in the history of the United States. In World War Two, Patton was a major contributor to the Allied victory during the invasion of Sicily as well the liberation of Germany from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi government. He died in Heidelberg, Germany on December 21, 1945. His wish was to be buried beside many of his former soldiers who passed away during the Battle of the Bulge. Picture originally from the Library of Congress