Douglas Crevier McNair was born on April 17, 1907, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusett. He was the son of General Lesley James McNair and Clare Huster McNair. He was married to Freda McNair.

He served in the 77th Infantry Division as a Chief of Staff and Colonel during World War II. He was the youngest divisional staff officer in the army. While reconnoitering a new divisional command post site, Colonel McNair's attention was called to the movement in a grass shack. He walked to the front of the house, swung his pistol real quick, and fired four shots into the house. Then they saw a grenade come out of the house but it was a dud. There was lots of shooting from the house and from the jungle around the clearing. McNair lay where he was as though still taking cover, but his head was off to one side a little. They called for aidmen and they got McNair out while the shack was peppered with everything they had. After McNair was out of the way, two tanks smashed the shack to the ground. One Japanese moved and put five shots into his head. He died on the way back, though, shot through the upper chest. He was Killed in Action on August 6, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.

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