The first US General killed in WWII was one that was leading his men on a B-17 raid on Wilhelshaven (sp) early in the war, Nathan Bedford Forrest III.
I had totally forgot about General Nathan Bedford Forrest III. I can get really P.O’d about people (Leftists and Yankees primarily) bashing the South and Southerners when we have produced such men as these mentioned and other including General George Patton, General Chesty Puller, USMC (Patton’s Cousin BTW) and many more in the 20th Century who were descended from Confederate Veterans.
I also imagine that most of the above would have enjoyed a fine homemade Mint Julip themselves!
The first US General killed in WWII was one that was leading his men on a B-17 raid on Wilhelshaven (sp) early in the war, Nathan Bedford Forrest III. There was and may still be a monument to General Forrest on Mud Island, not far from the location of the Forrest family home in Memphis, near the pavillion where the WWII bomber Memphis Belle sat on display for years.
The plane is now undergoing a fuill restoration at Wright Paterson AFB in Ohio, but so far as I know the memorial remains.
General Forrest is interred at Arlington National Cemetary, formerly home of the Robert E. Lee family's estate.
FORREST, NATHAN B
BRIG GEN 402 COMBAT WING AAF USA
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH: 04/07/1905
DATE OF DEATH: 06/13/1943
DATE OF INTERMENT: 11/15/1949
BURIED AT: SECTION 11 SITE 824-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
