2007-01-26 04:04:32 · 4 answers · asked by hope 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Appears that there were several:
LTG Lesley McNair, 25 July 1944, in Normandy (friendly fire accident)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_J._McNair
MG Simon Bolivar Buckner, 18 June 1945, on Okinawa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bolivar_Buckner%2C_Jr.
MG Clarence L. Tinker, 7 June 42
http://www.tulsaworld.com/Multimedia/2006/centennial/centennial_storypage.asp?ID=070117_Ne_A7_Tinke52563
BG Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., died about a month after the D-Day landings (of heart failure, rather than combat)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr
BG Pratt, 101st Aiborne, 6 June 1944, when his glider nosed in because it was overloaded.
http://www.overlordtour.com/en/ww2/tour5_print.htm
2007-01-26 05:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.-
Ted Jr. died of a heart attack shortly after leading his men onto Utah Beach, Normandy, France, during the D-Day Invasion. He is buried in Normandy, France, alongside his brother Quentin Roosevelt.
He also received the Congressional Medal of Honor
2007-01-26 13:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by KCBA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at the battle of Okinawa. Gen. Buckner.
2007-01-26 12:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Cuthbert J. Twillie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least one General died in action in world war 2 I believe his name was Pratt he was airborne and was killed in the landing of his glider in Normandy. He was a U.S. soldier who was well regarded by his troops.
Ironically the extra armor they put in it to protect him made it nose heavy and he died.
2007-01-26 12:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋