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Gen Lesley James McNair

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Gen Lesley James McNair

Birth
Verndale, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA
Death
25 Jul 1944 (aged 61)
Saint-Lô, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
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Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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Plot F, Row 28, Grave 42
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World War II United States Army General. He died from friendly fire when bombs of the US Army Air Forces dropped short on the 29th Infantry Division before St. Lô during the Normandy Campaign. He was posthumously promoted to four-star General by a special act of Congress in 1954, making him the most senior US officer ever to die in combat.
World War II United States Army General. He died from friendly fire when bombs of the US Army Air Forces dropped short on the 29th Infantry Division before St. Lô during the Normandy Campaign. He was posthumously promoted to four-star General by a special act of Congress in 1954, making him the most senior US officer ever to die in combat.

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  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Aug 4, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55875765/lesley_james-mcnair: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Lesley James McNair (25 May 1883–25 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55875765, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.