The very fact that he is addressed as 'General' makes his rank a general.
1 star ; Brigadier
2 star ; major general
3 star ; lieutenant general
4 star ; general
5 star ; field marshal
These are the British titles for one to five star.
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General Patton was a 4 star General when he passed away. At that time there was no 5 star general.
major general three stars
a major general is 2 stars
a 3 star is a lieutenant general.
he also gained a 4th star in April of 1945. that is a full general.
Patton's highest rank was simply 'General' which denotes 4 stars. He was awarded that rank on April 14, 1945. At that time, and through the time of his death, there were four 5 star 'Generals of the Army': George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas McArthur, and Henry 'Hap' Arnold, all awarded when the rank was created in December, 1944. The only other general ever awarded a 5th star was Omar Bradley, but that didn't happen until 1950. The 5 star rank was retired upon Bradley's death in April, 1981.
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).
Patton was an American general.
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WWII General George S. Patton's son, also named George S. Patton, was a Colonel in the Vietnam War commanding the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment, aka Blackhorse Regiment).
Eisenhower , Patton - too many to enumerate .