Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Racist beliefs While serving as the military governor of the American zone from 1945 to 1947, McNarney refused to use any African-American service members as part of his staff and said that it would take 100 years before "the Negro will develop to the point where he will be on a parity with white Americans." Awards and decorations McNarney's awards include: Army Distinguished Service Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Officer's Cross of the Order of White Eagle (Yugoslavia) Officer of the Order of Merit (Chile) Officer of the Military Legion of Merit (Brazil) War Medal (Brazil) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre with bronze Palm (France) Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold with Palm (Belgium) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari (Poland) Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) References Generals of World War II 1893 births 1972 deaths United States Army Infantry Branch personnel United States Army Signal Corps personnel People from Emporium, Pennsylvania United States Air Force generals United States Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Legion of Merit Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Virtuti Militari Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) United States Military Academy alumni United States military governors United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni 20th-century American politicians Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Graduates of the United States Military Academy Class of 1915 Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal United States Army generals of World War II United States Army generals