On this day in 1943,Lt. Gen. George S. Patton slapped a soldier hospitalized for psychoneurosis, accusing him of cowardice. The event nearly ended Patton’s career. General Patton, and at the time was commander of the Seventh U.
S. Army. He visited a military hospital in Sicily where he visited with wounded soldiers,asking them approximately their injuries. Patton then encountered a soldier who lacked visible signs of injury, he then inquired approximately the soldier’s health. The soldier was Private Charles Kuhl and only 18 years old. Patton questioned Kuhl why he was in the hospital and Kuhl replied, and “Its my... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org