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unusual facts about Lesley J. McNair



Americans For Fair Taxation

AFFT was founded in 1994 by three Houston businessmen, Jack Trotter, Bob McNair, and Leo Linbeck, Jr., who each pledged $1.5 million as seed money to hire tax experts to identify what they perceived as faults with the current tax system, to determine what American citizens would like to see in tax reform, and then to design the best system of taxation.

Ben Lear

On the death of Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair in Normandy in July 1944, Lear became Commanding General of Army Ground Forces.

Charles McElman

He also worked as Personal Secretary to Premier John McNair until the Liberal government's defeat in the 1952 provincial election.

Evan Harris Humphrey

From 1925 to 1929 he was an instructor at the United States Army War College at Washington Barracks, now Fort Lesley J. McNair before being placed named to command Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and the 6th Cavalry Regiment until 1931.

Frederick McNair

Frederick V. McNair, Sr. (1839–1900), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, veteran of the American Civil War

Frederick V. McNair, Jr. (1882–1962), Captain in the United States Navy, awarded the Medal of Honor

Frederick V. McNair, Jr.

McNair was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1903) and the son of Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair, Sr. (Class of 1857), and the grandfather of tennis star Frederick V. McNair, IV.

Frederick V. McNair, Sr.

Rear Admiral McNair's great-grandson, Frederick V. McNair, IV, is a former professional tennis player who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976.

Paul D. McNair

In 2006, McNair completed his course work for his Masters in Philanthropy & Development from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona.

Raven Rock Mountain Complex

In October 1988, USAISC-Site R was redesignated as the 1111th U.S. Army Signal Battalion and placed under the 1101st U.S. Army Signal Brigade, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., as the Army support battalion responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and communications of the AJCC Site R.

Robert J. Dalessandro

Dalessandro is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army and the current Director of the United States Army Center of Military History at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. He frequently leads battlefield tours to sites in the United States, France and Italy.

Southwest, Washington, D.C.

the Southwest Waterfront, also called Near Southwest, is between I-395 and Fort Lesley J. McNair.

Wilma Vaught

In August 1972, she became the first female Air Force officer to attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort Lesley J. McNair.


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