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Dismissal

United States of America · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1945–1989Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1945

George Smith Patton1945

Warfare / Military

Dismissed for disagreeing with Allied occupation policies

1989

Oliver North1989

Warfare / Military

Dismissed for obstructing Congress & destroying documents & taking bribes

Names involved

George Smith PattonOliver North

Provenance

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