About
General who led U.S. and European forces in the Korean War and took part in top-secret missions in North Africa in WW II.
Before Fame
He served in the coast artillery after graduating from West Point.
Trivia
He prepared for the World War II Allied landings in North Africa by conducting a secret submarine mission to locate leaders of the French resistance.
Family Life
He had two children with Katherine Mead Tryon.
Associated With
In the early days of World War II, Lemnitzer was assigned to General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff as a brigadier general.