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General Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was an American Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He was killed by friendly fire when a USAAF Eighth Air Force bomb landed in his foxhole near Saint-Lô during Operation Cobra as part of the Battle of Normandy. McNair, Frank Maxwell Andrews, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Millard Harmon, all lieutenant ...
Lesley James McNair ( 25 mai 1883 - 25 juillet 1944) est un officier supérieur de l' United States Army qui sert notamment pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il atteint le grade de lieutenant-général durant sa carrière. Il est tué au combat pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et il est élevé à titre ...
Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War II, and received a posthumous promotion to general . A Minnesota native and 1904 graduate of the United ...
Biographical Information. Lesley J. McNair was born in Verndale Minnesota May 25, 1883, the son of James and Clara Manz McNair. He graduated eleventh in a class of 124 from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant of Artillery (1904). He then served in a series of ordnance and artillery appointments in Utah ...
15. Mai 2015 · Lesley J. McNair was one of those people, until now. Mark Calhoun has found numerous holdings of primary source material on the senior officer most responsible for the US army’s effectiveness during WWII. Well-written, clear, concise, and balanced, this work will remain the standard reference work on the life, career, and influence of McNair, a general officer arguably second in importance ...
General Lesley J. McNair demonstrated an innovative spirit and exceptional intellectual capacity in his efforts to organize and train the U.S. Army for World War II. The influence he exerted on Army doctrine, training, equipment development, unit organization, and combined
Lesley James McNair (25. maj 1883 – 25. juli 1944) var en amerikansk officer som gjorde tjeneste under 1. verdenskrig og var general i 2. verdenskrig. McNair og Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. , der begge var generalløjtnanter , da de blev dræbt, var de højest rangerende amerikanere, der blev dræbt i kamp under 2. verdenskrig.
