WWII GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 60 in 1945. Vietnam War GENERAL George S. Patton died at the age of 80 in 2004. (Son of WWII Gen Patton).
He won 2 Distinguished Service Crosses, 3 Distinguished Service Medals, 2 Silver Stars, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Order of the Bath, and Order of the British Empire.
Although referred to as General George S. Patton Jr. (1923-2004), he was actually the IVth; shortly after his father's death in 1945, George legally had the IV dropped from his name. Now, just George...