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William
Douglas
McNair
DNB (1943)

Born:

, 

California

Home:

Washington

, 

D. C.

William McNair graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He was killed on active duty in an air crash in 1943.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    Artillery

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    1943
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) William Douglas McNair (ASN: 0-12362), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, in 1943.