American military personnel biographies
Battle of Normandy
Land forces
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Name
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Rank
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Role during the Battle of Normandy
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| Norman Cota | General | Second in command of the 29th Infantry Division |
| Raymond O. Barton | Major General | Commander of the 4th Infantry Division |
| Omar Bradley | General | Commander of the 1st Army |
| Dwight Eisenhower | General | Supreme Allied Commander |
| Clarence R. Huebner | Major General | Commander of the 1st Infantry Division |
| George S. Patton | General | Commander of the 3rd Army |
| Thomas M. Rice | Staff Sergeant | Squad leader, C Co, 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division |
| Matthew B. Ridgway | Major General | Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division |
| Walter M. Robertson | Major General | Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division |
| Maxwell D. Taylor | Major General | Commander of the 101st Airborne Division |
Air forces
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Name
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Rank
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Role during the Battle of Normandy
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| James Doolittle | Lieutenant General | Commander of the 8th Air Force |
| Lewis H. Brereton | Lieutenant General | Commander of the 9th Air Force |
| Hoyt Vandenberg | General | Commander-in-Chief of the US Air Force |
| Paul L. Williams | Major General | Commander of the 9th Troop Carrier Command |
Naval forces
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Name
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Rank
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Role during the Battle of Normandy
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| Alan G. Kirk | Admiral | Commander of the Western Task Force |
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