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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. He would gain the dubious distinction of being the highest ranking American soldier killed in combat in World War II.
11 de sept. de 2017 · The Tragedy of Lieutenant General Lesley McNair: The Highest Ranking US Soldier Killed in WWII. Left: McNair as Army Ground Forces commander. Right: US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines, Saint-Lô, France, 1944. Lieutenant General Lesley McNair never had the historical reputation he deserved.
Lt. Gen. Leslie McNair, commander of U.S. Army Ground Forces, died when an errant American bomb fell into his foxhole during Cobra, July 25, 1944. Although he expected a British attack, Eberbach was surprised that Montgomery moved with such speed on the 18th.
Lieutenant-General Lesley J. McNair (1883-1944) 39 : Commandant Command & General Staff School 39-44: Commander in Chief Army Ground Force 41-44: Deputy Chief General Staff 44 : Killed by a Bomb, France. General McNair was the highest ranking American General to be killed in action in WW2.
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.
Tweet. Lesley James McNair (1883-1944) was largely responsible for creating and training the US army that fought in Europe and the Pacific during the Second World War, but is perhaps best known for being the highest ranked US general to be killed in action during the war. McNair was born in Minnesota in 1883.
