Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (WWII)

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[redbob]

He was commander of the 95th Bomb Group and was killed on a raid over Kiel, Germany on June 13,1943. His body washed ashore and was buried by the Germans with full military honors. He was the first American General Officer killed in the skies over Europe and he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

 

[nitrofd]

That is very intersting.

 

[Bill in Oregon]

Was he a descendant?

 

[Bill in Oregon]

Just found that on Wik ..

Nathan married Mary Ann Montgomery (1826–1893), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, in 1845 and had two children: William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (1846–1908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (1849–1854), who died in childhood. A grandson, Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1872-1931), was president of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. His son, Nathan Bedford Forrest III (1905-1943), graduated from West Point and rose to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army Air Corps; he was killed during a bombing raid over Germany in 1943.

 

[Barnesville Blues]

How about that! They even kind of look a like in the eyes. Very interesting.

 

[David Knight]

http://www.95thbg-horham.com/

From the details on this site he was killed very early in the groups missions over Europe.