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List of United States Army four-star generals

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This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Army. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below General of the Army (five-star general).

There have been 217 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army. Of these, 203 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army; eight were promoted after retirement; five were promoted posthumously; and one (George Washington) was appointed to that rank in the Continental Army, the U.S. Army's predecessor. Generals entered the Army via several paths: 140 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 39 via Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 16 via direct commission, 12 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 7 via ROTC at a senior military college, one via the Army National Guard (ARNG), one via the aviation cadet program, and one via battlefield commission.

List of generals

Entries in the following list of four-star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank,[1] active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank,[2] number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs),[3] year commissioned and source of commission,[4] number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC),[5] and other biographical notes.[6]

The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank.

# Name Date of rank [1] Position [2] Yrs [3] Commission [4] YC [5] Notes [6]
* George Washington 15 Jun 1775   General and Commander in Chief, Continental Army, 1775–1783. 8 1775 (direct) 0 (1732–1799) [7] Promoted to General of the Armies, 04 Jul 1976. U.S. President, 1789–1797. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1776.
1 Ulysses S. Grant 25 Jul 1866   Commanding General, U.S. Army (CGUSA), 1864–1869. 5 1843 (USMA) 23 (1822–1885) [8] U.S. President, 1869–1877. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1863. Married great-aunt of Navy four-star admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Jr.
2 William T. Sherman 04 Mar 1869   Commanding General, U.S. Army (CGUSA), 1869–1883. 14 1840 (USMA) 29 (1820–1891) Superintendent, Louisiana Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, 1860–1861. Brother of U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman.
3 Philip H. Sheridan 01 Jun 1888   Commanding General, U.S. Army (CGUSA), 1883–1888. 0 1853 (USMA) 35 (1831–1888) Died in office.
4 Tasker H. Bliss 06 Oct 1917   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1917–1918; U.S. Military Representative, Allied Supreme War Council, 1918–1919. 2 1875 (USMA) 42 (1853–1930) [9][10] Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1920–1927.
5 John J. Pershing 06 Oct 1917   Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces (CG AEF), 1917–1921; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1921–1924. 7 1886 (USMA) 42 (1860–1948) Promoted to General of the Armies, 03 Sep 1919. Chairman, Tacna-Arica Plebiscitary Commission, 1925–1926. Awarded Pulitzer Prize for History, 1932; Congressional Gold Medal, 1946.
6 Peyton C. March 20 May 1918   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1918–1921. 2 1888 (USMA) 30 (1864–1955) [10]
7 Charles P. Summerall 23 Feb 1929   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1926–1930. 1 1892 (USMA) 37 (1867–1955) [11] President, The Citadel, 1931–1953.
8 Douglas MacArthur 21 Nov 1930   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1930–1935; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (CG USAFFE), 1941–1942; Commander in Chief, South West Pacific Area (CINCSWPA), 1942–1945; Commander in Chief, South West Pacific Area/Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific (CINCSWPA/CINCAFPAC), 1945; Supreme Commander, Allied Powers/Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific (SCAP/CINCAFPAC), 1945–1947; Supreme Commander, Allied Powers/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (SCAP/CINCFE), 1947–1950; Supreme Commander, Allied Powers/Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (SCAP/CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1950–1951. 15 1903 (USMA) 27 (1880–1964) [12] Promoted to general of the Army, 18 Dec 1944. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1919–1922. Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942; Congressional Gold Medal, 1962. Relieved, 1951.
9 Malin Craig 02 Oct 1935   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1935–1939; Chairman, War Department Personnel Board, 1941–1945. 8 1898 (USMA) 37 (1875–1945) [13]
10 George C. Marshall Jr. 01 Sep 1939   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1939–1945. 6 1901 (VMI) [14] 38 (1880–1959) [15] Promoted to general of the Army, 16 Dec 1944. Special Representative of the President in China, 1945–1947; U.S. Secretary of State, 1947–1949; President, American Red Cross, 1949–1950; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1950–1951. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1946; Nobel Peace Prize, 1953.
* John L. Hines 15 Jun 1940   (retired) 0 1891 (USMA) 49 (1868–1968) [16] Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1924–1926.
11 Dwight D. Eisenhower 11 Feb 1943   Commander in Chief, Allied (Expeditionary) Force (CINC Allied Forces), 1942–1943; Commander in Chief, Allied Forces/Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Theater of Operations/Commanding General, North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (CINC Allied Forces/CINC MTO/CG NATOUSA), 1943–1944; Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force/Commanding General, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (SCAEF/CG ETOUSA), 1944–1945; Commanding General, U.S. Forces, European Theater/Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CG USFET), 1945; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1945–1948; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1951–1952. 6 1915 (USMA) 28 (1890–1969) [17] Promoted to general of the Army, 20 Dec 1944. President, Columbia University, 1948–1953; U.S. President, 1953–1961.
12 Henry H. Arnold 19 Mar 1943   Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1942–1946. 3 1907 (USMA) 36 (1886–1950) [18] Promoted to general of the Army, December 21, 1944; to general of the Air Force, May 7, 1949.
13 Joseph W. Stilwell 01 Aug 1944   Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces, China Burma India Theater (DSACSEA/CG USAFCBI), 1943–1944; Commanding General, Army Ground Forces (CG AGF), 1945; Commanding General, Tenth Army, 1945; Commanding General, Western Defense Command, 1945–1946; Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1946. 2 1904 (USMA) 40 (1883–1946) Died in office.
14 Walter Krueger 05 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1943–1946. 1 1901 (direct) 44 (1881–1967) [19]
15 Brehon B. Somervell 06 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Army Service Forces (CG ASF), 1942–1946. 1 1914 (USMA) 31 (1892–1955) [20]
16 Joseph T. McNarney 07 Mar 1945   Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean/Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (DSACMED/CG MTOUSA), 1944–1945; Commanding General, U.S. Forces European Theater/Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CG USFET), 1945–1947; Senior Member, United Nations Military Staff Committee, 1947; Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1947–1949; Chairman, Department of Defense Management Committee, 1949–1952. 7 1915 (USMA) 30 (1893–1972) [18]
17 Jacob L. Devers 08 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Sixth Army Group, 1944–1945; Commanding General, Army Ground Forces (CG AGF), 1945–1948; Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1948–1949. 4 1909 (USMA) 36 (1887–1979)
18 George C. Kenney 09 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area (CG AAFSWPA), 1942–1945; Member, Military Staff Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945–1946; Commanding General, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1946–1948; Commander, Air University, 1948–1951. 6 1917 (cadet) 28 (1889–1977) [18]
19 Mark W. Clark 10 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Fifteenth Army Group, 1944–1945; U.S. High Commissioner, Austria/Commanding General, U.S. Forces Austria, 1945–1947; Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1947–1949; Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1949–1952; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1952–1953. 8 1917 (USMA) 28 (1896–1984) [21] President, The Citadel, 1954–1966.
20 Carl A. Spaatz 11 Mar 1945   Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe (CG USSAFE), 1945; Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (CG USASTAF), 1945; Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1946–1947; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF), 1947–1948. 3 1914 (USMA) 31 (1891–1974) [18]
21 Omar N. Bradley 12 Mar 1945   Commanding General, Twelfth Army Group, 1944–1945; Administrator, Veterans Administration, 1945–1947; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1948–1949; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff/Chairman, NATO Military Committee (CJCS), 1949–1950; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff/U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (CJCS/USMILREP), 1950–1953. 8 1915 (USMA) 30 (1893–1981) Promoted to general of the Army, 22 Sep 1950. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977.
22 Thomas T. Handy 13 Mar 1945   Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (DCSA), 1944–1947; Commanding General, Fourth Army, 1947–1949; Commander in Chief, European Command (CINCEUR), 1949–1952; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1952; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1952–1954. 9 1916 (VMI)[14] 29 (1892–1982)
23 George S. Patton Jr. 14 Apr 1945   Commanding General, Third Army, 1944–1945; Commanding General, Fifteenth Army, 1945. 0 1909 (USMA) 36 (1885–1945) Died in office. Father-in-law of Army four-star general John K. Waters.
24 Courtney H. Hodges 15 Apr 1945   Commanding General, First Army, 1944–1949. 4 1909 (direct) 36 (1887–1966)
25 Jonathan M. Wainwright IV 05 Sep 1945   Commanding General, Fourth Army, 1946. 1 1906 (USMA) 39 (1883–1953) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1945.
26 Lucius D. Clay 28 Mar 1947   Commander in Chief, European Command/Military Governor, U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany (CINCEUR), 1947–1949. 2 1918 (USMA) 29 (1897–1978) Special Representative of the President in Berlin, 1961–1962. Son of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay; father of Air Force four-star general Lucius D. Clay Jr.
27 J. Lawton Collins 24 Jan 1948   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1948–1949; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1949–1953; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1953–1956. 7 1917 (USMA) 31 (1896–1987) U.S. Special Representative to Vietnam, 1954–1955.
28 Wade H. Haislip 01 Oct 1949   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1949–1951. 2 1912 (USMA) 37 (1889–1971) Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1951–1966.
* Walton H. Walker 02 Jan 1951   (posthumous) 0 1912 (USMA) 39 (1889–1950) [22] Died in office. Father of Army four-star general Sam S. Walker.
29 Matthew B. Ridgway 11 May 1951   Supreme Commander, Allied Powers/Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (SCAP/CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1951; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1951–1952; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), 1952; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1952–1953; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1953–1955. 4 1917 (USMA) 34 (1895–1993) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1986; Congressional Gold Medal, 1990.
30 Walter Bedell Smith 01 Jul 1951   Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), 1950–1953. 2 1917 (direct) 34 (1895–1961) U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1946–1949; U.S. Under Secretary of State, 1953–1954.
31 John E. Hull 30 Jul 1951   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1951–1953; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1953–1955. 4 1917 (direct) 34 (1895–1975)
32 James A. Van Fleet 31 Jul 1951   Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG EUSA), 1951–1953. 2 1915 (USMA) 36 (1892–1992) Special Representative of the President in the Far East, 1954.
33 Alfred M. Gruenther 01 Aug 1951   Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1951–1953; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1953–1956. 5 1917 (USMA) 34 (1899–1983) President, American Red Cross, 1957–1964.
34 John R. Hodge 05 Jul 1952   Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1952–1953. 1 1917 (direct) 35 (1893–1963)
35 Maxwell D. Taylor 23 Jun 1953   Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG EUSA), 1953–1954; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE/CG EUSA), 1954–1955; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1955; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1955–1959; Military Representative of the President (MILREP), 1961–1962; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1962–1964. 9 1922 (USMA) 31 (1901–1987) [23] Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1945–1949; U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964–1965; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966–1969.
36 Charles L. Bolte 30 Jul 1953   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1953; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1953–1955. 2 1917 (direct) 36 (1895–1989)
37 William M. Hoge Jr. 23 Oct 1953   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1953–1955. 2 1916 (USMA) 37 (1894–1979)
* Robert L. Eichelberger 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1909 (USMA) 45 (1886–1961) [24] Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1940–1942.
* Lucian K. Truscott Jr. 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1917 (direct) 37 (1895–1965) [24]
* Leonard T. Gerow 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1911 (VMI) [14] 43 (1888–1972) [24]
* William H. Simpson 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1909 (USMA) 45 (1888–1980) [24]
* Ben Lear Jr. 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1901 (direct) 53 (1879–1966) [24]
* Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. 19 Jul 1954   (posthumous) 0 1908 (USMA) 46 (1886–1945) [24] Killed in action. Son of Kentucky Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.
* Alexander M. Patch 19 Jul 1954   (posthumous) 0 1913 (USMA) 41 (1889–1945) [24] Died in office.
* Lesley J. McNair 19 Jul 1954   (posthumous) 0 1904 (USMA) 50 (1883–1944) [24] Killed in action.
* John L. DeWitt 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1898 (direct) 56 (1880–1962) [24]
* Albert C. Wedemeyer 19 Jul 1954   (retired) 0 1918 (USMA) 36 (1897–1989) [24] Special Representative of the President in China and Korea, 1947. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1985.
* Robert C. Richardson Jr. 19 Jul 1954   (posthumous) 0 1904 (USMA) 50 (1882–1954) [24]
38 John E. Dahlquist 18 Aug 1954   Chief, Army Field Forces (CAFF), 1953–1955; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1955–1956. 2 1917 (direct) 37 (1896–1975)
39 Anthony C. McAuliffe 01 Mar 1955   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1955–1956. 1 1918 (USMA) 37 (1898–1975)
40 Lyman L. Lemnitzer 25 Mar 1955   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE/CG EUSA), 1955; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1955–1957; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1957–1959; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1959–1960; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1960–1962; Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (USCINCEUR), 1962–1963; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1963–1969. 14 1920 (USMA) 35 (1899–1988) [25] Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1987.
41 Williston B. Palmer 01 May 1955   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1955–1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1957–1959; Director of Military Assistance, 1959–1962. 7 1919 (USMA) 36 (1899–1973) [26] Brother of Army four-star general Charles D. Palmer.
42 Isaac D. White 22 Jun 1955   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Far East/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE/CG EUSA), 1955–1957; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1957–1961. 6 1922 (Norwich) 33 (1901–1990)
43 Willard G. Wyman 01 Mar 1956   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1956–1958. 2 1919 (USMA) 37 (1898–1969)
44 Cortlandt V.R. Schuyler 18 May 1956   Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1953–1959. 3 1922 (USMA) 34 (1900–1993) Commissioner, New York State Office of General Services, 1960–1971.
45 George H. Decker 31 May 1956   Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1956–1957; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1957–1959; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1959–1960; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1960–1962. 6 1924 (ROTC) 32 (1902–1980)
46 Henry I. Hodes 01 Jun 1956   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1956–1959. 3 1920 (USMA) 36 (1899–1962)
47 Bruce C. Clarke 01 Aug 1958   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1958–1960; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1960–1962. 4 1925 (USMA) 33 (1901–1988)
48 Clyde D. Eddleman 01 Apr 1959   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1959–1960; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1960–1962. 3 1924 (USMA) 35 (1902–1992)
49 Carter B. Magruder 01 Jul 1959   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1959–1961. 2 1923 (USMA) 36 (1900–1988)
50 Charles D. Palmer 01 Oct 1959   Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1959–1962. 3 1924 (USMA) 35 (1902–1999) Brother of Army four-star general Williston B. Palmer.
51 Clark L. Ruffner 01 Mar 1960   U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1960–1962. 2 1924 (VMI) 36 (1903–1982)
52 James E. Moore 21 Apr 1960   Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1959–1963. 3 1924 (USMA) 36 (1902–1986) U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1955–1958.
53 Herbert B. Powell 01 Oct 1960   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1960–1963. 3 1926 (ROTC) 34 (1903–1998) U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1963–1967.
54 James F. Collins 01 Apr 1961   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1961–1964. 3 1927 (USMA) 34 (1905–1989) President, American Red Cross, 1964–1970.
55 Guy S. Meloy Jr. 01 Jul 1961   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1961–1963. 2 1927 (USMA) 34 (1903–1968)
56 Paul D. Adams 03 Oct 1961   Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command (USCINCSTRIKE), 1961–1963; Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1963–1966. 5 1928 (USMA) 33 (1906–1987)
57 Paul D. Harkins 02 Jan 1962   Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1962–1964. 2 1929 (USMA) 33 (1904–1984)
58 Earle G. Wheeler 01 Mar 1962   Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1962; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1962–1964; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1964–1970. 8 1932 (USMA) 30 (1908–1975) Widow married Army four-star general Frank S. Besson Jr.
59 Barksdale Hamlett 02 Apr 1962   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1962–1964. 2 1930 (USMA) 32 (1908–1979) President, Norwich University, 1966–1972.
60 Paul L. Freeman Jr. 01 May 1962   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1962–1965; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1965–1967. 5 1929 (USMA) 33 (1907–1988)
61 Robert J. Wood 01 Sep 1962   Director of Military Assistance, 1962–1965. 3 1930 (USMA) 32 (1905–1986)
62 John K. Waters 28 Feb 1963   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1963–1964; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1964–1966. 3 1931 (USMA) 32 (1906–1989) Son-in-law of Army four-star general George S. Patton Jr.
63 Andrew P. O'Meara 06 Jun 1963   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1961–1965; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1965–1967. 4 1930 (USMA) 33 (1907–2005)
64 Theodore W. Parker 01 Jul 1963   Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE), 1963–1969. 6 1931 (USMA) 32 (1909–1994) Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation, 1969–1972.
65 Hamilton H. Howze 01 Aug 1963   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1963–1965. 2 1930 (USMA) 33 (1908–1998)
66 Hugh P. Harris 01 Mar 1964   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1964–1965. 1 1931 (USMA) 33 (1909–1979) President, The Citadel, 1965–1970.
67 Frank S. Besson Jr. 27 May 1964   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1962–1969; Chairman, Joint Logistics Review Board, 1969–1970. 6 1932 (USMA) 32 (1910–1985) [27] Incorporator, National Rail Passenger Corporation, 1970–1971; Member, Board of Directors, AMTRAK, 1971–1974. Married widow of Army four-star general Earle G. Wheeler.
68 Harold K. Johnson 03 Jul 1964   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1964–1968. 4 1933 (USMA) 31 (1912–1983)
69 William C. Westmoreland 01 Aug 1964   Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1964–1968; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1968–1972. 8 1936 (USMA) 28 (1914–2005) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1960–1963; candidate for Republican Party nomination for Governor of South Carolina, 1974.
70 Creighton W. Abrams Jr. 04 Sep 1964   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1964–1967; Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1967–1968; Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1968–1972; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1972–1974. 10 1936 (USMA) 28 (1914–1974) Died in office. Father of Army four-star general John N. Abrams.
71 Robert W. Porter Jr. 18 Mar 1965   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1965–1969. 4 1930 (USMA) 35 (1908–2000)
72 Dwight E. Beach 01 Jul 1965   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1965–1966; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1966–1968. 3 1932 (USMA) 33 (1908–2000)
73 Charles H. Bonesteel III 01 Sep 1966   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1966–1969. 3 1931 (USMA) 35 (1909–1977)
74 Theodore J. Conway 01 Nov 1966   Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1966–1969. 3 1933 (USMA) 33 (1909–1990)
75 James H. Polk 31 May 1967   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1967–1971. 4 1933 (USMA) 34 (1911–1992) Distant cousin of U.S. President James K. Polk.
76 Ralph E. Haines Jr. 01 Jun 1967   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1967–1968; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1968–1970; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1970–1973. 6 1935 (USMA) 32 (1913–       )
77 James K. Woolnough 01 Jul 1967   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1967–1970. 3 1932 (USMA) 35 (1910–1996)
78 Andrew J. Goodpaster 03 Jul 1968   Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1968; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1969–1974. 6 1939 (USMA) 29 (1915–2005) [28] Staff Secretary/Defense Liaison Officer to the President, 1954–1961; Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1977–1981; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1983–1985. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1961 and 1984.
79 Ben Harrell 04 Jul 1968   Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1968–1971. 3 1933 (USMA) 35 (1911–1981)
80 Berton E. Spivy Jr. 31 Jul 1968   U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1968–1971. 3 1934 (USMA) 34 (1911–1997)
81 Bruce Palmer Jr. 01 Aug 1968   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1968–1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1973–1974. 6 1936 (USMA) 32 (1913–2000)
82 George R. Mather 01 Mar 1969   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1969–1971. 2 1932 (USMA) 37 (1911–1993)
83 Ferdinand J. Chesarek 10 Mar 1969   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1969–1970. 1 1938 (USMA) 31 (1914–1993)
84 William B. Rosson 15 May 1969   Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1969–1970; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1970–1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1973–1975. 6 1940 (ROTC) 29 (1918–2004)
85 John L. Throckmorton 01 Aug 1969   Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1969–1972; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1972–1973. 4 1935 (USMA) 34 (1913–1986)
86 John H. Michaelis 01 Oct 1969   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1969–1972. 3 1936 (USMA) 33 (1912–1985)
87 Lewis B. Hershey 23 Dec 1969   Presidential Advisor on Manpower Mobilization, 1970–1973. 4 1913 (ARNG) 56 (1893–1977) [29] Director, Selective Service System, 1941–1970.
88 Frederick C. Weyand 31 Oct 1970   Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Deputy COMUSMACV), 1970–1972; Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), 1972–1973; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1973–1974; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1974–1976. 6 1938 (ROTC) 32 (1916–2010)
89 Henry A. Miley Jr. 01 Nov 1970   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1970–1975. 5 1940 (USMA) 30 (1915–2010)
90 Frank T. Mildren 01 Apr 1971   Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1971–1973. 2 1939 (USMA) 32 (1913–1990)
91 Michael S. Davison 26 May 1971   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1971–1975. 4 1939 (USMA) 32 (1917–2006) Aunt married Navy four-star admiral Arthur W. Radford.
92 George V. Underwood Jr. 01 Oct 1971   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1971–1973. 2 1937 (USMA) 34 (1913–1984)
93 Donald V. Bennett 01 Sep 1972   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1972–1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (CINCUSARPAC), 1973–1974. 2 1940 (USMA) 32 (1915–2005) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1966–1969; Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1969–1972.
94 Alexander M. Haig Jr. Jan 1973   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S Army (VCSA), 1973; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1974–1979. 5 1947 (USMA) 26 (1924–2010) Deputy National Security Advisor, 1970–1973; White House Chief of Staff, 1973–1974; U.S. Secretary of State, 1981–1982; candidate for Republican Party nomination for U.S. President, 1988.
95 Walter T. Kerwin Jr. 01 Feb 1973   Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC), 1973; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1973–1974; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1974–1978. 5 1939 (USMA) 34 (1917–2008) Married widow of Marine Corps four-star general Keith B. McCutcheon.
96 William E. DePuy 01 Jul 1973   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1973–1977. 4 1941 (ROTC) 32 (1919–1992)
97 Richard G. Stilwell 31 Jul 1973   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1973–1976. 3 1938 (USMA) 35 (1917–1991) U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1981–1985.
98 Melvin Zais 01 Aug 1973   Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1973–1976. 3 1937 (ROTC) 36 (1916–1981)
99 Bernard W. Rogers 07 Nov 1974   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1974–1976; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1976–1979; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1979–1987. 13 1943 (USMA) 31 (1921–2008)
100 John J. Hennessey 08 Nov 1974   Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1974–1979. 5 1944 (USMA) 30 (1921–2001)
101 John R. Deane Jr. 12 Feb 1975   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1975–1976; Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1976–1977. 2 1942 (USMA) 33 (1919–       )
102 George S. Blanchard 01 Jul 1975   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1975–1979. 4 1944 (USMA) 31 (1920–2006)
103 William A. Knowlton 01 Jun 1976   Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1976–1977; U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1977–1980. 4 1943 (USMA) 33 (1920–2008) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1970–1974. Father-in-law of Army four-star general David H. Petraeus.
104 Frederick J. Kroesen Jr. 01 Oct 1976   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1976–1978; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1978–1979; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1979–1983. 7 1943 (ROTC) 33 (1923–       )
105 John W. Vessey Jr. 01 Nov 1976   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1976–1978; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1978–1979; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1979–1982; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1982–1985. 9 1944 (battlefield) 32 (1922–       ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1992.
106 Donn A. Starry 01 Jul 1977   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1977–1981; Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1981–1983. 6 1948 (USMA) 29 (1925–2011)
107 Sam S. Walker 1977   Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST), 1977–1978. 1 1946 (USMA) 31 (1925–       ) Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 1981–1988. Son of Army four-star general Walton H. Walker.
108 John R. Guthrie 01 May 1977   Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1977–1981. 4 1942 (ROTC) 35 (1921–2009)
109 Robert M. Shoemaker 22 Aug 1978   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1978–1982. 4 1946 (USMA) 32 (1924–       )
110 Edward C. Meyer 22 Jun 1979   Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1979–1983. 4 1951 (USMA) 28 (1928–       )
111 John A. Wickham Jr. 10 Jul 1979   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1979–1982; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1982–1983; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1983–1987. 8 1950 (USMA) 29 (1928–       )
112 Volney F. Warner 01 Aug 1979   Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1979–1981. 2 1950 (USMA) 29 (1926–       )
113 Glenn K. Otis 01 Aug 1981   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1981–1983; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1983–1988. 7 1953 (USMA) 28 (1929–       )
114 Donald R. Keith 01 Sep 1981   Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1981–1984. 3 1949 (USMA) 32 (1927–2004)
115 Richard E. Cavazos 19 Feb 1982   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1982–1984. 2 1951 (ROTC) 31 (1929–       )
116 Robert W. Sennewald 24 May 1982   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1982–1984; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1984–1986. 4 1951 (ROTC) 31 (1929–       )
117 Roscoe Robinson Jr. 30 Aug 1982   U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1982–1985. 3 1951 (USMA) 31 (1928–1993)
118 William R. Richardson 28 Feb 1983   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1983–1986. 3 1951 (USMA) 32 (1929–       )
119 Paul F. Gorman 25 May 1983   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1983–1985. 2 1950 (USMA) 33 (1927–       )
120 Wallace H. Nutting 25 May 1983   Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1983–1985. 2 1950 (USMA) 33 (1928–       )
121 Maxwell R. Thurman 23 Jun 1983   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1983–1987; Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1987–1989; Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1989–1990. 7 1953 (ROTC) 30 (1931–1995)
122 William J. Livsey 03 May 1984   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1984–1987. 3 1952 (ROTC) 32 (1931–       )
123 Richard H. Thompson 29 Jun 1984   Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Readiness Command (CG DARCOM), 1984; Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1984–1987. 3 1950 (direct) 34 (1926–       )
124 Robert C. Kingston 06 Nov 1984   Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1983–1985. 1 1949 (OCS) 35 (1928–2007)
125 John R. Galvin 25 Feb 1985   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1985–1987; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1987–1992. 7 1954 (USMA) 31 (1929–       ) U.S. Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994.
126 Fred K. Mahaffey 17 Jun 1985   Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1985–1986. 1 1955 (ROTC) 30 (1934–1986) Died in office.
127 Jack N. Merritt 01 Dec 1985   U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1985–1987. 2 1953 (OCS) 32 (1930–       )
128 Carl E. Vuono 01 Jul 1986   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1986–1987; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1987–1991. 5 1957 (USMA) 29 (1934–       )
129 Joseph T. Palastra Jr. 01 Jul 1986   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1986–1987; Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1987–1989. 3 1954 (USMA) 32 (1931–       )
130 James J. Lindsay 10 Oct 1986   Commander in Chief, U.S. Readiness Command (USCINCRED), 1986–1987; Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1987–1990. 4 1953 (OCS) 33 (1932–       )
131 Louis C. Wagner Jr. 13 Apr 1987   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1987–1989. 2 1954 (USMA) 33 (1932–       )
132 Frederick F. Woerner Jr. 06 Jun 1987   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1987–1989. 2 1955 (USMA) 32 (1933–       ) Relieved, 1989.
133 Arthur E. Brown Jr. 24 Jun 1987   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1987–1989. 2 1953 (USMA) 34 (1929–       )
134 Louis C. Menetrey 24 Jun 1987   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1987–1990. 3 1953 (ROTC) 34 (1929–2009)
135 Crosbie E. Saint 24 Jun 1988   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1988–1992. 4 1958 (USMA) 30 (1936–       )
136 H. Norman Schwarzkopf 23 Nov 1988   Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1988–1991. 3 1956 (USMA) 32 (1934–       ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991; Congressional Gold Medal, 1991.
137 Robert W. RisCassi 17 Jan 1989   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1989–1990; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA), 1990–1992; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK), 1992–1993. 4 1958 (ROTC) 31 (1936–       )
138 Colin L. Powell 04 Apr 1989   Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1989; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1989–1993. 4 1958 (ROTC) 31 (1937–       ) Deputy National Security Advisor, 1987; National Security Advisor, 1987–1989; U.S. Secretary of State, 2001–2005. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1991; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991 and, with distinction, 1993.
139 John W. Foss 02 Aug 1989   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1989–1991. 2 1956 (USMA) 33 (1933–       )
140 Edwin H. Burba Jr. 27 Sep 1989   Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1989–1993. 4 1959 (USMA) 30 (1936–       )
141 William G.T. Tuttle Jr. 01 Oct 1989   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1989–1992. 3 1958 (USMA) 31 (1935–       )
142 Gordon R. Sullivan 04 Jun 1990   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1990–1991; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1991–1995. 5 1959 (Norwich) 31 (1937–       )
143 Carl W. Stiner 01 Jul 1990   Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1990–1993. 3 1958 (ROTC) 32 (1936–       )
144 George A. Joulwan 21 Nov 1990   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1990–1993; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1993–1997. 7 1961 (USMA) 29 (1939–       )
145 Dennis J. Reimer 21 Jun 1991   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1991–1993; Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR), 1993; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1993–1995; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1995–1999. 8 1962 (USMA) 29 (1939–       )
146 Frederick M. Franks Jr. 23 Aug 1991   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1991–1994. 3 1959 (USMA) 32 (1936–       )
147 Jimmy D. Ross 01 Feb 1992   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1992–1994. 2 1958 (ROTC) 34 (1936–       )
148 John M.D. Shalikashvili 24 Jun 1992   Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1992–1993; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1993–1997. 5 1959 (OCS) 33 (1936–2011) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1997.
149 David M. Maddox 09 Jul 1992   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1992–1993; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CINCUSAREUR), 1993–1994. 2 1960 (VMI) 32 (1938–       )
150 J. H. Binford Peay III 26 Mar 1993   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1993–1994; Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 1994–1997. 4 1962 (VMI) 31 (1940–       ) Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 2003–present.
151 Wayne A. Downing 20 May 1993   Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1993–1996. 3 1962 (USMA) 31 (1940–2007) Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2001–2002.
152 Gary E. Luck 01 Jul 1993   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK), 1993–1996. 3 1960 (ROTC) 33 (1937–       )
153 Leon E. Salomon 11 Feb 1994   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1994–1996. 2 1959 (OCS) 35 (1936–       )
154 Barry R. McCaffrey 17 Feb 1994   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1994–1996. 2 1964 (USMA) 30 (1942–       ) Director, National Drug Control Policy, 1996–2001.
155 John H. Tilelli Jr. 19 Jul 1994   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1994–1995; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1995–1996; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK), 1996–1999. 5 1963 (PMC) [30] 31 (1941–       )
156 William W. Hartzog 01 Dec 1994   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1994–1998. 4 1963 (Citadel) 31 (1941–       )
157 William W. Crouch 01 Jan 1995   Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CINCUSAREUR), 1994–1996; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Allied Land Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAREUR/COMLANDCENT), 1996–1997; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1997–1998. 3 1963 (ROTC) 32 (1941–       )
158 Ronald H. Griffith 06 Jun 1995   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1995–1997. 2 1960 (ROTC) 35 (1936–       )
159 Henry H. Shelton 01 Mar 1996   Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1996–1997; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1997–2001. 5 1964 (ROTC) 32 (1942–       ) Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 2002.
160 Johnnie E. Wilson 01 May 1996   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1996–1999. 3 1967 (OCS) 29 (1944–       )
161 Wesley K. Clark 21 Jun 1996   Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command (USCINCSO), 1996–1997; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1997–2000. 4 1966 (USMA) 30 (1944–       ) Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. President, 2004. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000.
162 David A. Bramlett 01 Sep 1996   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1996–1998. 2 1964 (USMA) 32 (1941–       )
163 Eric K. Shinseki 05 Aug 1997   Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commander, Allied Land Forces Central Europe (CG USAREUR/COMLANDCENT), 1997–1998; Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 1998; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1998–1999; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1999–2003. 6 1965 (USMA) 32 (1942–       ) U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009–
164 Peter J. Schoomaker 04 Oct 1997   Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC), 1997–2000; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2003–2007. 7 1969 (ROTC) 28 (1946–       ) [31] Brother of Eric Schoomaker
165 Thomas A. Schwartz 31 Aug 1998   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1998–1999; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK), 1999–2002. 4 1967 (USMA) 31 (1945–       )
166 John N. Abrams 14 Sep 1998   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 1998–2002. 4 1968 (OCS) 30 (1946–       ) Son of Army four-star general Creighton W. Abrams Jr.
167 Montgomery C. Meigs 10 Nov 1998   Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 1998–2002. 4 1967 (USMA) 31 (1945–       ) Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2005–2007. Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs.
168 John M. Keane 22 Jan 1999   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1999–2003. 4 1966 (ROTC) 33 (1943–       )
169 John G. Coburn 14 May 1999   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1999–2001. 2 1963 (ROTC) 36 (1941–       )
170 John W. Hendrix 23 Nov 1999   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 1999–2001. 2 1965 (ROTC) 34 (1942–       )
171 William F. Kernan Jul 2000   Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic/Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACLANT/CINCUSJFCOM), 2000–2002. 2 1968 (OCS) 32 (1946–       )
172 Tommy R. Franks 06 Jul 2000   Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 2000–2002; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2002–2003. 3 1967 (OCS) 33 (1945–       ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004.
173 Larry R. Ellis 2001   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2001–2004. 3 1969 (ROTC) 32 (1946–       )
174 Paul J. Kern 30 Oct 2001   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2001–2004. 3 1967 (USMA) 34 (1945–       )
175 Leon J. LaPorte 01 May 2002   Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK), 2002; Commander, United Nations Command/Commander, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC/CDRCFC/COMUSFK), 2002–2006. 4 1968 (ROTC) 34 (1946–       )
176 James T. Hill 18 Aug 2002   Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command (USCINCSO), 2002; Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2002–2004. 2 1968 (ROTC) 34 (1946–       )
177 Kevin P. Byrnes 07 Nov 2002   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2002–2005. 3 1969 (OCS) 33 (1950–       ) [32] Relieved, 2005.
178 Burwell B. Bell III 03 Dec 2002   Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2002–2005; Commander, United Nations Command/Commander, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC/CDRCFC/COMUSFK), 2006–2008. 6 1969 (ROTC) 33 (1947–       )
179 John P. Abizaid 27 Jun 2003   Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2003–2007. 4 1973 (USMA) 30 (1951–       )
180 Bryan D. Brown 25 Aug 2003   Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2003–2007. 4 1970 (OCS) 33 (1948–       )
181 George W. Casey Jr. 01 Dec 2003   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2003–2004; Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2004–2007; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2007–2011. 8 1970 (ROTC) 33 (1948–       )
182 Richard A. Cody 24 Jun 2004   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2004–2008. 4 1972 (USMA) 32 (1950–       )
183 Dan K. McNeill 01 Jul 2004   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2004–2007; Commander, International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF), 2007–2008. 4 1968 (ROTC) 36 (1946–       )
184 Benjamin S. Griffin 05 Nov 2004   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2004–2008. 4 1970 (OCS) 34 (1946–       )
185 Bantz J. Craddock 01 Jan 2005   Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2004–2006; Supreme Allied Commander, Europe/Commander, U.S. European Command (SACEUR/CDRUSEUCOM), 2006–2009. 4 1971 (ROTC) 33 (1949–       )
186 William S. Wallace 2005   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2005–2008. 3 1969 (USMA) 36 (1946–       )
187 David D. McKiernan Dec 2005   Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2005–2008; Commander, International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF), 2008; Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (COMISAF/COMUSFOR-A), 2008–2009. 4 1972 (ROTC) 33 (1950–       ) Resigned, 2009.
188 William E. Ward 03 May 2006   Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2006–2007; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2007–2011. 5 1971 (ROTC) 35 (1949–       ) U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, 2005.
189 Charles C. Campbell 09 Jan 2007   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2007–2010. 3 1970 (ROTC) 37 (1948–       )
190 David H. Petraeus 10 Feb 2007   Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2007–2008; Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2008–2010; Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (COMISAF/COMUSFOR-A), 2010–2011. 4 1974 (USMA) 33 (1952–       ) Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011–present. Son-in-law of Army four-star general William A. Knowlton.
191 Walter L. Sharp 02 Jun 2008   Commander, United Nations Command/Commander, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC/CDRCFC/COMUSFK), 2008–2011. 3 1974 (USMA) 34 (1952–       )
192 Peter W. Chiarelli 04 Aug 2008   Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA), 2008–present. 3 1972 (ROTC) 36 (1950–       )
193 Carter F. Ham 28 Aug 2008   Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (CG USAREUR), 2008–2011; Commander, U.S. Africa Command (CDRUSAFRICOM), 2011–present. 3 1976 (ROTC) 32 (1952–       )
194 Raymond T. Odierno 16 Sep 2008   Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (CG MNF-I), 2008–2009; Commanding General, U.S. Forces - Iraq (CG USF-I), 2010; Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (CDRUSJFCOM), 2010–2011; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2011–present. 3 1976 (USMA) 32 (1954–       ) [33]
195 Ann E. Dunwoody 14 Nov 2008   Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2008–present. 3 1975 (direct) 33 (1953–       ) First woman to achieve this rank.
196 Martin E. Dempsey 08 Dec 2008   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2008–2011; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 2011; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 2011–present. 3 1974 (USMA) 34 (1952–       )
197 Stanley A. McChrystal 15 Jun 2009   Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (COMISAF/COMUSFOR-A), 2009–2010. 1 1976 (USMA) 33 (1954–       ) Resigned, 2010.
198 Keith B. Alexander 21 May 2010   Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service/Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (DIRNSA/CCSS/COMUSCYBERCOM), 2010–present. 1 1974 (USMA) 36 (1952–       ) Director, National Security Agency, 2005–present.
199 James D. Thurman 03 Jun 2010   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2010–2011; Commander, United Nations Command/Commander, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea (CDRUNC/CDRCFC/COMUSFK), 2011–present. 1 1975 (ROTC) 35 (1953–       )
200 Lloyd J. Austin III 01 Sep 2010   Commanding General, U.S. Forces - Iraq (CG USF-I), 2010–present. 1 1975 (USMA) 35 (1953–       )
201 Robert W. Cone 29 Apr 2011   Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2011–present. 0 1979 (USMA) 32 (1957–       )
202 Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. 03 Aug 2011   Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM/CDRNORAD), 2011–present. 0 1978 (USMA) 33 (195?–       )
203 David M. Rodriguez 12 Sep 2011   Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2011–present. 0 1976 (USMA) 35 (195?–       )

Timeline

1775–1799

In 1775, George Washington was appointed "General and Commander in Chief of the United Colonies" and all its forces. Although Washington ranked as a full general in the Continental Army, he resigned his commission prior to the establishment of the U.S. Army in 1784 and he is therefore considered never to have held the U.S. Army rank of general.[34] In 1798, Washington was commissioned lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and appointed Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States. The following year, Congress created the rank of General of the Armies of the United States, but Washington died before accepting it and the rank lapsed until 1866.[35] Washington was finally promoted to General of the Armies in 1976.

George Washington

1866–1941

The grade of General of the Armies of the United States was revived in 1866, under the name "General of the Army of the United States" to honor the Civil War achievements of Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general of the U.S. Army (CGUSA).[36] When Grant resigned his commission to become President in 1869, William T. Sherman was promoted to fill the vacant grade. Congress specified in 1870 that the rank would expire upon Sherman's retirement, but made an exception in 1888 to promote an ailing Philip H. Sheridan. This title is not to be confused with the later five-star rank of general of the Army.[37]

In 1917, the rank of general was recreated in the National Army, a temporary force of conscripts and volunteers authorized for the duration of the World War I emergency. To give American commanders parity of rank with their Allied counterparts, Congress allowed the President to appoint two emergency generals in the National Army, specified to be the chief of staff of the Army (CSA), Tasker H. Bliss and later Peyton C. March; and the commander of United States forces in France, John J. Pershing.[38] When March replaced Bliss as chief of staff, Bliss was continued in four-star rank by brevet as the U.S. military representative to the Supreme War Council.[39] In contrast to the previous grade of general held by Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan, which was a permanent promotion, this new rank was a temporary appointment that was lost when the officer vacated the position bearing that rank, and while Pershing was ultimately advanced to General of the Armies in 1919, March and Bliss reverted to their permanent grades of major general in the Regular Army when the National Army disbanded in 1920.[40]

In 1929, the temporary rank of general in the Regular Army was reauthorized for the office of chief of staff, whose occupant reverted to major general at the end of his term but was allowed to retire as a full general. When the draft force was reconstituted for World War II as the Army of the United States in 1941, the President was authorized to appoint as many temporary generals in that organization as he deemed necessary. As with the National Army emergency generals, these appointments expired after the end of the war, although postwar legislation allowed officers to retire in their highest active-duty rank.[41]

George C. Marshall Jr.Malin CraigDouglas MacArthurCharles P. SummerallPeyton C. MarchJohn J. PershingTasker H. BlissPhilip H. SheridanWilliam T. ShermanUlysses S. Grant

1941–present

The modern rank of general was established by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, which authorized the President to designate certain positions of importance to carry that rank. Officers appointed to such positions bear temporary four-star rank while so serving, and are allowed to retire at that rank if their performance is judged satisfactory.[42] The total number of active-duty four-star generals in the Army is limited to a fixed percentage of the number of Army general officers serving at all ranks.[43]

Within the Army, the chief of staff (CSA) and vice chief of staff (VCSA) are four-star generals by statute. Since World War II, the commanders of the Army formations in Europe (USAREUR) and East Asia (FECOM/USFK) have been designated four-star generals by reason of importance. Other designated four-star Army commands have included the various training, readiness, and materiel organizations.

The Army also competes with the other services for a number of joint four-star positions, the most prestigious of which are the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the NATO supreme allied commander in Europe (SACEUR). Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders; certain NATO staff positions; and the wartime theater commanders in Vietnam (MACV), Iraq (MNF-I), and Afghanistan (ISAF).

Donald V. BennettGeorge V. Underwood Jr.Michael S. DavisonFrank T. MildrenHenry A. Miley Jr.Frederick C. WeyandLewis B. HersheyJohn H. MichaelisJohn L. ThrockmortonWilliam B. RossonFerdinand J. ChesarekGeorge R. MatherBruce Palmer Jr.Berton E. Spivy Jr.Ben HarrellAndrew J. GoodpasterJames K. WoolnoughRalph E. Haines Jr.James H. PolkTheodore J. ConwayCharles H. Bonesteel IIIDwight E. BeachRobert W. Porter Jr.Creighton W. Abrams Jr.William C. WestmorelandHarold K. JohnsonFrank S. Besson Jr.Hugh P. HarrisHamilton H. HowzeTheodore W. ParkerAndrew P. O'MearaJohn K. WatersRobert J. WoodPaul L. Freeman Jr.Barksdale HamlettEarle G. WheelerPaul D. HarkinsPaul D. AdamsGuy S. Meloy Jr.James F. CollinsHerbert B. PowellJames E. MooreClark L. RuffnerCharles D. PalmerCarter B. MagruderClyde D. EddlemanBruce C. ClarkeGeorge H. DeckerHenry I. HodesCortlandt V.R. SchuylerWillard G. WymanIsaac D. WhiteWilliston B. PalmerLyman L. LemnitzerAnthony C. McAuliffeJohn E. DahlquistWilliam M. Hoge Jr.Charles L. BolteMaxwell D. TaylorJohn R. HodgeAlfred M. GruentherJames Van FleetJohn E. HullWalter Bedell SmithMatthew B. RidgwayWade H. HaislipJ. Lawton CollinsLucius D. ClayJonathan M. Wainwright IVCourtney H. HodgesGeorge S. Patton Jr.Thomas T. HandyOmar N. BradleyCarl A. SpaatzMark W. ClarkGeorge C. KenneyJacob L. DeversJoseph T. McNarneyBrehon B. SomervellWalter KruegerJoseph W. StilwellHenry H. ArnoldDwight D. EisenhowerGeorge C. Marshall Jr.Malin CraigDouglas MacArthur
David M. RodriguezCharles H. Jacoby, Jr.Robert W. ConeLloyd AustinJames D. ThurmanKeith B. AlexanderStanley A. McChrystalMartin DempseyAnn E. DunwoodyRaymond T. OdiernoCarter HamPeter W. ChiarelliWalter L. SharpDavid H. PetraeusCharles C. Campbell (general)William E. WardDavid D. McKiernanWilliam S. WallaceBenjamin S. GriffinRichard A. CodyDan K. McNeillBantz J. CraddockGeorge W. Casey Jr.John P. AbizaidBryan D. BrownBurwell B. Bell IIIJames T. HillLeon J. LaPorteKevin P. ByrnesLarry R. EllisPaul J. KernWilliam F. KernanTommy R. FranksJohn W. HendrixJohn G. CoburnJohn M. KeaneThomas A. SchwartzMontgomery MeigsJohn N. AbramsPeter J. SchoomakerEric K. ShinsekiDavid A. BramlettHenry H. SheltonWesley K. ClarkJohnnie E. WilsonRonald H. GriffithWilliam W. CrouchWilliam W. HartzogJohn H. Tilelli Jr.Barry R. McCaffreyLeon E. SalomonGary E. LuckWayne A. DowningJ. H. Binford Peay IIIDavid M. MaddoxJohn M.D. ShalikashviliJimmy D. RossDennis J. ReimerFrederick M. Franks Jr.George A. JoulwanCarl W. StinerGordon R. SullivanWilliam G.T. Tuttle Jr.Edwin H. Burba Jr.John W. FossColin L. PowellRobert W. RisCassiH. Norman SchwarzkopfCrosbie E. SaintArthur E. Brown Jr.Louis C. MenetreyFrederick F. Woerner Jr.Louis C. Wagner Jr.James J. LindsayJoseph T. Palastra Jr.Carl E. VuonoJack N. MerrittFred K. MahaffeyJohn Galvin (soldier)Robert C. KingstonRichard H. ThompsonWilliam J. LivseyMaxwell R. ThurmanWallace H. NuttingPaul F. GormanWilliam R. Richardson (general)Roscoe Robinson Jr.Robert W. SennewaldRichard E. CavazosGlenn K. OtisDonald R. KeithVolney F. WarnerJohn A. Wickham Jr.Edward C. MeyerRobert M. ShoemakerSam S. WalkerDonn A. StarryJohn R. GuthrieJohn W. Vessey Jr.Frederick J. Kroesen Jr.William A. KnowltonGeorge S. BlanchardJohn R. Deane Jr.John J. HennesseyBernard W. RogersMelvin ZaisRichard G. StilwellWilliam E. DePuyWalter T. Kerwin Jr.Alexander M. Haig Jr.

Four-star positions

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dates of rank are taken, where available, from the U.S. Army register of active and retired commissioned officers, or from the World Almanac and Book of Facts. The date listed is that of the officer's first promotion to general.
  2. ^ a b Positions listed are those held by the officer when promoted to general. Dates listed are for the officer's full tenure, which may predate promotion to four-star rank or postdate retirement from active duty.
  3. ^ a b The number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the "Date of rank" column from the last year in the "Position" column. Time spent between active-duty four-star assignments is not counted, nor is time spent on special duty as an unassigned general of the Army.
  4. ^ a b Sources of commission are listed in parentheses after the year of commission and include: the United States Military Academy (USMA); Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university; ROTC at a senior military college such as the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Norwich University (Norwich), Pennsylvania Military College (PMC), or Widener University (Widener); Officer Candidate School (OCS); the aviation cadet program (cadet); the Army National Guard (ARNG); direct commission (direct); and battlefield commission (battlefield).
  5. ^ a b The number of years in commission before being promoted to four-star rank is approximated by subtracting the year in the "Commission" column from the year in the "Date of rank" column.
  6. ^ a b Notes include years of birth and death; awards of the Medal of Honor, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, or honors of similar significance; major government appointments; university presidencies or equivalents; familial relationships with other four-star officers or significant government officials such as U.S. Presidents, cabinet secretaries, U.S. Senators, or state governors; and unusual career events such as premature relief or death in office.
  7. ^ Commissioned general in the Continental Army, 1775; resigned, 1783; commissioned lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, 1798; promoted to General of the Armies, October 11, 1976, with date of rank July 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-479).
  8. ^ Resigned, 1869, to serve as President; reappointed general and placed on the retired list, March 3, 1885.
  9. ^ Brevetted general, May 1918.
  10. ^ a b Reverted to major general upon expiration of wartime legislation, June 30, 1920; advanced to general on the retired list, June 21, 1930, as highest grade held during World War I.
  11. ^ Reverted to major general, November 20, 1930; retired as general, March 31, 1931.
  12. ^ Reverted to major general, October 1, 1935; retired as general, December 31, 1937; recalled as major general, July 26, 1941; promoted to lieutenant general, July 27, 1941; promoted to general, December 18, 1941, with rank from September 16, 1936; promoted to general of the Army, December 18, 1944; rank made permanent, April 11, 1946; restored to active list, July 9, 1948; relieved of all commands, April 11, 1951.
  13. ^ Retired as general, August 1939; recalled as general, September 1941.
  14. ^ a b c Received a direct commission following graduation from a military college prior to the creation of ROTC.
  15. ^ Promoted to general of the Army, December 16, 1944; rank made permanent, April 11, 1946; retired as general of the Army, February 28, 1947; restored to active list, March 1, 1949.
  16. ^ Advanced to general on the retired list, June 15, 1940, as former chief of staff of the Army.
  17. ^ Retired from active service as general of the Army, 1948; recalled as general of the Army, December 1950; resigned, 1952, to run for President; reappointed general of the Army, March 1961.
  18. ^ a b c d Transferred to U.S. Air Force, September 18, 1947.
  19. ^ Retired as major general, January 31, 1945; recalled February 1, 1945; promoted to general, March 5, 1945; advanced to general on the retired list, July 12, 1946; retired, July 20, 1946.
  20. ^ Retired as major general, April 30, 1946; advanced to general on the retired list, June 4, 1948.
  21. ^ Nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Vatican City withdrawn, 1951.
  22. ^ Died in car crash, December 23, 1950; posthumously promoted to general, January 2, 1951.
  23. ^ Retired as general, July 1959; recalled as general, July 1961.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Advanced to general on the retired list, July 19, 1954, as a lieutenant general who, during World War II, commanded Army Ground Forces, commanded an army in any of the Theaters of Operations, was commanding general of U.S. forces in China and chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek, or commanded Western Defense Command (Public Law 83-508).
  25. ^ Retired as general, August 1963; recalled as general, September 1963.
  26. ^ Retired as general, December 1959; recalled as general, January 1960.
  27. ^ Retired as general, July 1970; recalled as general, August 1970.
  28. ^ Retired as general, December 1974; recalled as lieutenant general, June 1977; retired as general, July 1981.
  29. ^ Transferred from Army National Guard, 1920; retired, 1947; retained on active duty until 1973; advanced to general on the retired list, February 1970, with date of rank December 23, 1969.
  30. ^ Graduated from Pennsylvania Military College, which was reorganized as a civilian institution in 1972 and is now Widener University.
  31. ^ Retired as general, November 2000; recalled as general, August 2003.
  32. ^ Relieved, July 2005, and retired as lieutenant general.
  33. ^ Nomination as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (VCSA) withdrawn, 2008.
  34. ^ "Washington Never a General of U.S. Army; Rank Created for Him, but Not Conferred", The New York Times, p. N8, February 2, 1936
  35. ^ "45 U.S. Officers Outrank George Washington", The Associated Press, September 27, 1953
  36. ^ Office of the Judge Advocate General, United States Army (1915), The military laws of the United States, 1915, Volume 1, Issue 915 (also The military laws of the United States, 1915, Volume 1, Issue 915), Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
  37. ^ Bell, p. 19–24 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. ^ Public Law 65-12, Section 8 (May 18, 1917), {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link); Public Law 65-90, Section 3 (October 6, 1917), {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. ^ "Rank Of General For Bliss And March; Former Gets Brevet Title for Services Abroad — Latter Becomes Chief of Staff", The New York Times, p. 6, May 21, 1918
  40. ^ "March to Lose Two Stars on June 30; Going Back to Rank of Major General", The New York Times, p. 13, June 23, 1920
  41. ^ Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (Public Law 80-381), Sections 504(b,d) (August 7, 1947), {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  42. ^ 10 USC 601, Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  43. ^ 10 USC 525, Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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