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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 · One of Operation Cobra’s most costly casualties, General Lesley J. McNair, came from friendly fire. By Brian Todd Carey. 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.
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.
17 de dic. de 2009 · 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, Massachusetts, New ...
General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the U. S. Army on JSTOR. Mark T. Calhoun. Raymond Callahan. J. Garry Clifford. Jacob W. Kipp. Allan R. Millett. Carol Reardon. Dennis Showalter. David R. Stone. Copyright Date: 2015. Published by: University Press of Kansas. Pages: 464. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt19w71x1. Select all.
9 de dic. de 2023 · 1:00:16. 1:00:10. Share This Video. Clip. Bookmark To MyC-SPAN. Clipping Guide. Author Mark Calhoun discussed General Lesley McNair's organizational and strategic influence on the U.S. Army...
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27 de ene. de 2017 · This sad fact is one reason all serious students of U.S. military performance should read Mark Calhoun’s new biography General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the U.S. Army. “Should” is the key word, for as Calhoun points out, McNair is often overlooked or maligned by historians and even those within the Army to which he dedicated his life.
