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WAS GEE S PATTON GAY
He asked his chief of staff, Major General Hobart “Hap” Gay, who was stg next to him, to b his fgers.
When Gay did so, Patton barked, “Go ahead Hap, work my fgers. Behd them are Beatrice’s brother, Frerick Ayer, and Major General Hobart “Hap” Gay, who was wh Patton at the time of his r accint.
On the eighth, Hap Gay, lookg to lift Patton’s spirs, suggted the two of them drive out to an area wt of Speyer for some pheasant huntg. Gay, who saw what was g, said, “S tight. Neher driver was hurt and Gay suffered only slight bis.
1965: GEN. HOBART GAY, PATTON’S CHIEF OF STAFF, FOUGHT 12 CAMPAIGNS
Patton’s first qutn was if Gay and Woodrg were hurt.
” Gay, regnizg that Patton was badly jured, told him not to move while they lled for help. Hobart Gay, and his operatns officer, Col. Patton refed his guidance further by tellg Gay and Maddox: “I want you, gentlemen, to start makg plans for pullg the Third Army out of s eastward attack, change the directn nety gre, movg to Luxembourg and attackg north.
As soon as he left the meetg wh Bradley, Patton telephoned Gay and told him to stop the 4th Armored and 80th Infantry divisns their tracks and start preparg to turn northward. Gay, meanwhile, lled Millik and asked him to e to Third Army headquarters wh his staff and to be prepared to spend the night. As soon as the cisn was ma, Patton transmted the d msage back to Gay at the Third Army mand post.