Military Giants

Marine General Patton

Army General George S. Patton was actually Chesty Puller’s fourth cousin. George S. Patton was one of the leading men who led the World War II victory for the USA. Puller was also related to Lewis Burwell, a colonel who served in the Virginia militia while the American Revolutionary War took place. Chesty’s granddad was even a Confederate Major in the Civil War plus 4 great-uncles on his from his mom’s side of the family also participated in the War Between the States. His great-uncle leads the Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg too…