Gen. George S. Patton; Son of Famed WWII Leader The Washington Post | July 1, 2004| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

George S. Patton, who was the son of the famous World War II general and who became a major general in the Army himself, died June 27 at his home in Hamilton, Mass., at age 80. He had a degenerative form of dementia.

He was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy during World War II, when his father, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., rose to prominence as one of the most beloved and feared Allied military leaders.

The younger Gen. Patton graduated from West Point in 1946 and spent 34 years in the Army. After his father's death in an automobile accident in 1945, he legally changed his name from George ...

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