Name:
Anthony McAuliffe
Rank:
General
Serial Number:
0-12263
Unit:
101st Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1975-08-11
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot:
3
Row:
Grave:
2536
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal with OLC, Sil
Comments:
He was Commander of Division Artillery of the 101st Airborne Division when he parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and when he entered Holland by glider, 1944. In December, 1944, due to the absence of General Maxwell D. Taylor, he was acting Commander of the 101st Airborne Division and other attached troops during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium. When they became surrounded and the Germans demanded their surrender, he sent back a one-word reply "NUTS." This is probably the most famous quote of World War II. In 1945, he commanded the 103rd Infantry Division until the end of the war in Europe.