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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06760.13 |
| From Archive Folder | George S. Patton to the Stockdales regarding the Italian & German campaigns, Patton's death |
| Title | George S. Patton to Renee Stockdale regarding news that Patton will be crippled from car accident |
| Date | 18 December 1945 |
| Author | Gaffey, Hugh J. (1895-1946) |
| Recipient | Stockdale, Renee |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Conveying a surgeon's opinion that Patton would survive the injuries suffered in a car accident, although without the ability to walk. Gaffey writes in part "It seems unfair that a man who had gone through as much as he had during the war should be crippled by a silly automobile accident." Patton died three days after the date of this letter. Signed "Hap" |
| Subjects | Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs World War II Soldier's Letter Injury or Wound Death |
| People | Gaffey, Hugh J. (1895-1946) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; World War II |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |