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These U.S. generals were killed in WWII; General Leslie McNair, killed by American bombers during the Normandy breakout. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., killed by Japanese artillery fire on Okinawa. Brigadier General Don Pratt, Asst. Division Commander 101st Airborne Division, killed in Glider Crash in Normandy. Incident is mentioned in "Saving Private Ryan", but the general is never referred to by name. Major General Maurice Rose of the Third Armored Division was gunned down after being captured by a German patrol. Colonel William O. Darby, the founder of Darby's Rangers, died in Italy and was promoted to Brigadier General after his death.

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