Show Patton Does Docs Well in Obscurity TT IT HAS been at last revealed that Gen George Patton is in command of the American Third army the moving fast motorized force which swept through the break in German lines on the Normandy peninsula and went nent dashing across Brittany and end then swung swiftly east and at last north to close the trap on the German Seventh army During the time all this thi was taking place Patton was operating operating op op- op- op crating in complete obscurity The Germans said he was commanding commanding commanding com com- manding the motorized force but no confirmation of that rumor was permitted to leak out by army authorities He was an unpublicized commander That seems to be bethe the answer to General Patton He is without question an able general a hard driving aggressive fighting leader of men But he belon belongs s at the head of an army t 1 not behind the lines in hospitals hospital or behind the microphone at ata a speakers speaker's table Were We're glad that General Patton has again proved himself 8 as a military le leader der We hope he continues to prove his ability all 11 the way to Berlin but Berlin but the more he does his work in obscurity obscurity ob ob- and without fanfare the better for everybody |