En garde, George! These travel orders, which are part of George S. Patton’s personnel file, were issued April 23, 1920, to allow him to participate in Olympic fencing tryouts.  Patton had previously competed in the 1912 Olympics in the Modern Pentathlon.
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En garde, George!

These travel orders, which are part of George S. Patton’s personnel file, were issued April 23, 1920, to allow him to participate in Olympic fencing tryouts.  Patton had previously competed in the 1912 Olympics in the Modern Pentathlon.

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