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I believe McNair was the highest ranking American officer killed in action in WWII. Bombing creep back from the heavy bombers opening Bradley’s Cobra offensive to break out of Normandy killed him and many other Americans.

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Yes. It had the benefit of allowing further development of battlefield tanks capable of fighting other tanks - McNair had been a believer that the job of a tank was to support the infantry.

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