▁he ▁became ▁G - l ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Army ▁in ▁its ▁initial ▁organization ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁later ▁G - 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Six th ▁Corps ▁Area ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁However , ▁his ▁main ▁love ▁was ▁straight ▁duty ▁with ▁troops . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁organized ▁and ▁trained ▁the ▁ 4 1 8 th ▁Infantry . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁General ▁George ▁S . ▁Pat ton ▁said ▁of ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁efficiency ▁report : ▁" Col onel ▁New g arden ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁regiment al ▁commander ▁I ▁know . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁leader . ▁He ▁will ▁go ▁far ". ▁His ▁rise ▁in ▁command ▁was ▁fast . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁and ▁commanded ▁Com bat ▁Team ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁temporary ▁Major ▁General , ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁train ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning . ▁▁ ▁Sa id ▁New g arden , ▁" We ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁call ▁ourselves ▁' T ig ers ' ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁t iger ' s ▁many ▁soldier ly ▁characteristics . ▁T enth ▁Arm ored ▁' T ig ers ' ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁describe