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Birthday
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July 25, 1944 (61 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on May 25
Born in 1883
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Lesley J. McNair
Lesley James McNair 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. A Minnesota native and 1904 graduate of the United States Military Academy, McNair was a Field Artillery officer with a background in the Ordnance Department. A veteran of the Veracruz occupation and Pancho Villa Expedition, during World War I he served as assistant chief of staff for training with the 1st Division, and then chief of artillery training on the staff at the American Expeditionary Forces headquarters. His outstanding performance resulted in his promotion to temporary brigadier general; at age 35, he was the Army's youngest general officer.
Nickname(s)Whitey
BornMay 25, 1883, Verndale, Minnesota, United States
DiedJuly 25, 1944, Saint-Lô, Normandy, France
Buried atNormandy American Cemetery and Memorial, France
Years of service1904–1944
RankLieutenant General, General (posthumous)
Service number0-1891
UnitField Artillery Branch
Commands heldBattery C, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Battery D, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery Regiment, Civilian Conservation Corps District E, Seventh Corps Area, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Army Command and General Staff School, Army Ground Forces, First United States Army Group (fictitious)
Battles/warsVera Cruz Expedition, Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, World War II, Operation Cobra †
Spouse(s)Clare Huster (m. 1905-1944, his death)

About Lesley J. McNair

War Hero Lesley J. McNair was born in Minnesota, United States on May 25, 1883. He dies at the age of 61, on July 25, 1944.

One of the highest-ranking American officers murdered in WWII, Commander of the Army Ground Forces.

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Lesley J. McNair before becoming famous

Lesley J. McNair was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1883 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).

He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the French Légion d'honneur for his service in World War I.

Achievement of Lesley J. McNair

During the Battle of Normandy, a US Army Air Forces bomb fell in his foxhole and killed him.

Lesley J. McNair's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Colonel Douglas McNair, his son, was killed in battle in Guam.

Lesley J. McNair Collabed with

He and War Hero George Patton were both in charge of the illustrious 1st Army Group.

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