Lieutenant-General Leslie J. McNair, who, according to a statement by the United States War Department, was killed while observing a front line action during the recent American offensive in Normandy. General McNair controlled the training programme involved in the expansion of the United States Army from' 1,500,000 to 7,700,000, and he recently relinquished this post for an overseas assignment. General McNair was once called the "brains of the army" by the Commander-in-Chief, General Marshall. He is the highest ranking American officer killed in the present war.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1944, Page 5
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86Lieutenant-General Leslie J. McNair, who, according to a statement by the United States War Department, was killed while observing a front line action during the recent American offensive in Normandy. General McNair controlled the training programme involved in the expansion of the United States Army from' 1,500,000 to 7,700,000, and he recently relinquished this post for an overseas assignment. General McNair was once called the "brains of the army" by the Commander-in-Chief, General Marshall. He is the highest ranking American officer killed in the present war. Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1944, Page 5
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