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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 .
- 1904–1944
- United States Army
29 de oct. de 2015 · As Allied bombs rained down from B-17s and B-24s on their own men to open Operation Cobra, a three-star general was visiting the front lines: Commander of Army Ground Forces Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair.
17 de dic. de 2009 · McNair was Chief of Staff of GHQ, U.S. Army from July 1940 to March 1942. He was promoted to Major General in September 1940, and temporary Lieutenant General in June 1941. In March 1942, General McNair became Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.
11 de sept. de 2017 · The Tragedy of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair: The Highest Ranking US Soldier Killed in WWII. World War 2. Sep 11, 2017 Russell Hughes, Guest Author. Left: McNair as Army Ground Forces commander. Right: US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines, Saint-Lô, France, 1944.
While military officers such as Lesley McNair debated the meaning of the army’s experience in the Great War and prepared for the likelihood of another such conflict, much of American society rejected out of hand the idea of American involvement in another European war.
23 de oct. de 2023 · Mark Calhoun, PhD, Military Historian at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy and the author of General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army, spells out the ...
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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
