Nathan Bedford Forrest III | |
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 Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III | |
| Birth name | Nathan Bedford Forrest III |
| Born | April 6, 1905 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 1943 (aged 38) Kiel, Nazi Germany |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1928–1943 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Second Air Force Eighth Air Force |
| Battles / wars | World War II † |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart |
| Relations | Nathan Bedford Forrest (great-grandfather) Nathan Bedford Forrest II (father) |
Nathan Bedford Forrest III (April 6, 1905 – June 13, 1943) was an American brigadier general of the United States Army Air Forces who was the first American general to be killed in action in the European Theater of World War II.[1] Forrest was a great-grandson of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest and an early officer of the United States Army Air Corps in 1929. Forrest was killed in action when his plane was shot down during a raid over Nazi Germany in June 1943.
- ^ Official United States Air Force Website. Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III