Alexander McCarrell Patch Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander McCarrell Patch, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

6 records1942–19455 events4 places

Chronological biography

1942

Battle of Guadalcanal8 December 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Guadalcanal

Given command of all US forces in the campaign in Guadalcanal

1944

Commander of 7th Army15 August 1944

Warfare / Military · Commander of 7th Army

Appointed Commander of the 7th Army

Commander of 7th Army15 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 7th Army

Appointed Commander of the 7th Army

Invasion of France15 August 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vosges

Commands an invasion of Southern France reaching the Vosges within 4 weeks

1945

Invasion of Germany26 March 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Worms

Crosses the Rhine at Worms

Capture of MunichApril 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Munich

Captures Munich

Titles and roles

Commander of 7th Army

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.