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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 · 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 ...
27 de ene. de 2017 · Leadership and Operational Art in World War II: The Case for General Lesley J. McNair. By Christopher J. Lamb Joint Force Quarterly 84. DOWNLOAD PDF. Dr. Christopher J. Lamb is a Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, at the National Defense University.
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.
Fort Lesley J. McNair, also historically known as the Washington Arsenal, is a United States Army post located on the tip of Buzzard Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C.