Recreating History

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General George S. Patton Jr. and the 3rd Army Living Historians

The 3rd Army Living Historians and General George S. Patton Jr. portrayed by Denny Hair, stationed in Central Texas but travel around the U.S. and the world.

THIRD ARMY MARCH

Played by The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
Conducted by Lt. Silas N. Huff. Colonel Thomas Palmatier, Commander.
Video Produced by MSG Les Owen and SFC Tom Bratten.
Special Thanks to Mr. Tom Diaz and MAJ (RET) Lawrance Devron

“Third Army March” was composed in 1945 by Bandmaster CWO Gregorio A. Diaz and “Respectively dedicated to Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., and the gallant officers and Men of the Third U.S. Army.” After almost 70 years the march was finally recorded for the first time in November 2013.

This is the General George S. Patton Third Army Headquarters September 1944 WAR Room Briefing at the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois at the 21 September 2013 WW2 Days Event.
By Heinz Thiel – WW2 HRS Press Corps

Touring the Gen. Patton Command Van and Car with Denny Hair at MAGI

2013 WWII Days – Rockford, IL – “General George S. Patton”

Patton Briefing of Lorraine Campaign in 3rd Army tent.
World War II Days – Midway Village Museum. Rockford, IL September 21-22, 2013 – Information PDF

2013 WWII Days – Rockford, IL – “General George S. Patton”

Patton thanking two WWII Veterans at the event.
World War II Days – Midway Village Museum. Rockford, IL September 21-22, 2013 – Information PDF

2013 WWII Days – Rockford, IL – Encampments

This is a video of the campsites at the event.
World War II Days – Midway Village Museum. Rockford, IL September 21-22, 2013 – Information PDF

Exploring History Lunch Lecture: “Patton Third Army Living Historians”

Denny Hair presents “Patton Third Army Living Historians.”

Patton Third Army Promo 1

Patton and his 3rd Army Living Historians travel the United States and the world bringing history to life through live first person interaction of General Patton and the HQ of 3rd Army.

Patton Speech

Interview with Denny Hair who plays General George S. Patton Jr. about the Patton Speeches. Denny has the complete Patton Headquarters, command vehicle, staff car, radios, typewriters, tents, even the white Dog Willie. He has performed brilliantly across the U.S. and Europe as as George Patton. Video Interview conducted and vided by Tom Townsend, Edited by Dan Hermann

Mullins Liberty Marker Ceremony

FJRGT2 Liberty Marker Ceremony with George S. Patton Jr. played by Denny Hair. These markers showed the way the allies passed thru Europe. At the Museum of the American G.I. in College Station, TX

Remembering Our Heroes on September 3, 2011

Denny Hair portraying General George S. Patton

Battle Of The Bulge – 2013 Demonstration

After our Battle of the Bulge public battle demonstration living historian Denny Hair as “General Patton” spoke to the attendees.

Mullins Open House 2013

WWII Reenactment, Brent Mullins Museum of the American G.I., Mar 2013. This is the Battle portion of the DVD. I have added the Flame Thrower demo on the end. We had 8 cameras running for this event.

818th Tank Destroyer Bn Reunion at the Museum of the American G.I.
Part One

Denny Hair as George Patton, July 30, 2011

818th Tank Destroyer Bn Reunion at the Museum of the American G.I.
Part Two

Denny Hair as George Patton, July 30, 2011

General Patton Recruits T Rex The Dinosaur to Third Army

Patton Briefing of The Lorraine Campaign in the 3rd Army tent.
2014 World War II Days at Midway Village Museum in Rockford, IL.

The Third Army Historical Society presents General Patton And His Living Historians appearing at the Armed Forces Day event at the Texas State Railroad, Memorial Day Weekend 2015

Patton Briefing of Lorraine Campaign in 3rd Army Tent.
Denny Hair as General Patton.
2015 World War II Days at Midway Village Museum in Rockford, IL.

General Patton Interrogates German POW’s
Denny Hair as General Patton.
2015 World War II Days at Midway Village Museum in Rockford, IL.

General Patton Thanking The World War II Veterans
Denny Hair as General Patton.
2015 World War II Days at Midway Village Museum in Rockford, IL.

Dinner with Patton. Denny Hair talks about the real George S. Patton Jr. during a dinner at the Midway Village annual WWII reenactments. 22 Sep 2016. This one hour presentation tells a lot about Patton and things that happened in WWII.