Oliver B. Patton

Oliver Beirne Patton (24 December 1920 in Washington, D.C. - 15 September 2002) was a American Brigadier General in the United States Army during World War II. Service number 026747

Unit

 * Company F, 2nd Battalion, 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division

Awards

 * Combat Infantryman Badge on 16 December 1944
 * Army Distinguished Service Medal as Brigadier General
 * Legion of Merit with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters
 * Bronze Star Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
 * Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters
 * Prisoner of War Medal as Second Lieutenant