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General Hatch Takes Command Of Seventh Army
General Hatch replaces Patton as commander of the Seventh Army in Naples with Maj. Gen. Alexander Patch named to lead. Washington confirms Patton reassignment to an unidentified unit. Patch, Guadalcanal veteran, earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and oversaw Guadalcanal and New Caledonia actions. Sicily victory under Patton noted, including the Messina assault and the Pa lermo hospital incident.
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Allied Headquarters
Naples
George S. Patton, Jr
U.S. Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Pacific
Washington
War Department
Patton
Europe
Guadalcanal
Patch
Alexander A. Vandegrift
U. S
New Caledonia
Navy
William F. Halsey, Jr
Seventh Army
Fifth Army
Italy
Sicily
Messina
Sicilian
Palermo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
2Nd Armored
82Nd
Second Army Corps