The commander of the U.S. 7th Army, Lieutenant General George S. Patton (1885-1945) talks with the brave wounded men in Sicily (didn't slap any of them); 1943.

The General cares for his men

Moving through the war-ravaged town of Bischwihr, France, American infantrymen showing obvious signs of fatigue (extreme left), trudge toward the town of Colmar, France, a few miles away. Both towns are near the Rhine river and the German border.

Footsoldiers just move on...

Major General John W. O'Daniel of the U.S. Third Infantry Division, takes command of the beachhead near St. Tropez, South of France, after the landings (Operation Dragoon); August 15, 1944.