George S. Patton
This celebrity goo was created by player Mike Eberhart.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, wrote the clue, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Military
clue: It took guts to go to war against 0506, 0332 and 0483. Blood too.
explanation: The three numbers refer to previous goos Adolf Hitler, Heinz Guderian, and Pancho Villa, all of whom Patton went to war against. The words "guts" and "blood" refer to his nickname Ol' Blood 'n Guts. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Amy Austin, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, E. M., Wendy Hampson, Justin Hampson, and Bob Miller
trivia: This goo was planned by Scott for some time before Mike Eberhart requested it and provided a different source image.
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