This is a complete list of four-star generals in the

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, past and present. The rank of

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(or ''full general'', or ''four-star general'') is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above

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(''three-star general'') and below General of the Army (''five-star general''). There have been 255 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army. Of these, 241 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army; eight were promoted after retirement; five were promoted posthumously; and one (

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) was appointed to that rank in the

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, the U.S. Army's predecessor. Generals entered the Army via several paths: 161 were commissioned via the

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(USMA), 53 via

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(ROTC) at a civilian university, 16 via

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(direct), 13 via

Officer Candidate School An officer candidate school (OCS) is a military school which trains civilians and Enlisted rank, enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a Commission (document), commission as Commissioned officer, officers in the armed forces of a country. ...

(OCS), 8 via ROTC at a

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via ROTC at a

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via direct commission in the

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(ARNG),

via the

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program, and

via

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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,Dates of rank are taken, where available, from the U.S. Army register of active and retired commissioned officers, or from the ''

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''. The date listed is that of the officer's first promotion to general. active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank,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. number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs),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. year commissioned and source of commission,Sources of commission are listed in parentheses after the year of commission and include: the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

(USMA);

(ROTC) at a civilian university; ROTC at a

such as the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

(VMI),

Norwich University Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...

(Norwich),

Pennsylvania Military College Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg and Exton) and one in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school ...

(PMC), or

Widener University Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg and Exton) and one in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school ...

(Widener);

(OCS); the

program (cadet); the

(ARNG);

(direct); and

(battlefield). number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC),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. and other biographical notes.Notes include years of birth and death; awards of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

Congressional Gold Medal The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. It is Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions. The congressional pract ...

Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merito ...

, 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.

History

Four-star positions

1775–1799

In 1775,

was appointed "General and Commander in Chief of the United Colonies" and all its forces. Although Washington ranked as a full general in the

, he resigned his commission prior to the establishment of the

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in 1784 and he is therefore considered never to have held the U.S. Army rank of general. 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 General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States Army. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accola ...

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1866–1941

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The grade of

was revived in 1866, under the name "General of the Army of the United States" to honor the

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achievements of

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

, the commanding general of the U.S. Army ( CGUSA). When Grant resigned his commission to become President in 1869,

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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 Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

. This title is not to be confused with the later five-star rank of General of the Army.Bell, pp. 19–24. 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

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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 (

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Tasker H. Bliss Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31, 1853 – November 9, 1930) was a United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was also a diplomat involved in the peace negotiati ...

and later

Peyton C. March General Peyton Conway March (December 27, 1864April 13, 1955) was a senior officer of the United States Army. He served in the Philippines, on the Mexican border, and World War I. March was the ninth Chief of Staff from 1918 to 1921, accomplish ...

; and the commander of United States forces in France,

John J. Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Wes ...

.Acts of May 18, 1917 (Public Law 65-12, Section 8), and October 6, 1917 (Public Law 65-90, Section 3). When March replaced Bliss as chief of staff, Bliss was continued in four-star rank by

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as the U.S. military representative to the

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. 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 General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States Army. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accola ...

in 1919, March and Bliss reverted to their permanent grades of major general in the

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when the National Army disbanded in 1920. 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

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as the

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1941–1991

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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. 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. Within the Army, the chief of staff (

) and vice chief of staff (

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) are four-star generals by statute. Since World War II, the commanders of the Army formations in Europe (

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) and East Asia ( FECOM/

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) 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

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supreme allied commander in Europe (

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). Other joint four-star positions have included unified combatant commanders; certain NATO staff positions; and the wartime theater commanders in Vietnam (

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), Iraq ( MNF-I), and Afghanistan (

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" bar:somervell from: 1945 till: 1946 color:army text:" Brehon B. Somervell" bar:mcnarney from: 1945 till: 1947 color:europe bar:mcnarney from: 1947 till: 1949 color:army bar:mcnarney from: 1949 till: 1952 color:joint text:" Joseph T. McNarney" bar:devers from: 1945 till: 1949 color:forscom text:"

Jacob L. Devers Jacob Loucks Devers (; 8 September 1887 – 15 October 1979) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater during World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous w ...

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George C. Kenney George Churchill Kenney (August 6, 1889 – August 9, 1977) was a United States Army general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held between Augu ...

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Mark W. Clark Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II. During World War I ...

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Carl A. Spaatz Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil product ...

" bar:bradley from: 1945 till: 1948 color:federal bar:bradley from: 1948 till: 1949 color:csa bar:bradley from: 1949 till: 1953 color:jcs text:" Omar N. Bradley" bar:handy from: 1945 till: 1947 color:vcsa bar:handy from: 1947 till: 1949 color:army bar:handy from: 1949 till: 1952 color:europe bar:handy from: 1952 till: 1954 color:joint text:"

Thomas T. Handy Thomas Troy Handy (March 11, 1892 – April 12, 1982) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff, United States Army from 1944 to 1947; Commanding General, Fourth United States Army from 1947 to 1949; Commande ...

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George S. Patton Jr. George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a General (United States), general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Mediterranean Theater ...

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Courtney H. Hodges General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, ...

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Jonathan M. Wainwright IV Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) was a career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time Japan surrendered to the United States, during World War II. Wainwright w ...

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Lucius D. Clay General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1898 – April 16, 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D ...

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J. Lawton Collins General (United States), General Joseph Lawton Collins (May 1, 1896 – September 12, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he served in both the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Pacific and European Theater of Operations, U ...

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Wade H. Haislip General (United States), General Wade Hampton Haislip (July 9, 1889 – December 23, 1971) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer who served in both World War I and World War II, where he led the XV Corps (United States) ...

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Matthew B. Ridgway General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Altho ...

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Walter Bedell Smith General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campaign ...

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John E. Hull John Edwin Hull (May 26, 1895 – June 10, 1975) was a United States Army general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, commanded Far East Command from 1953 to 1955 and the U.S. Army, Pacific from 1948 to 1949. He served in bo ...

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James A. Van Fleet General James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and gradu ...

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Alfred M. Gruenther General (United States), General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army Officer (armed forces), officer, American Red Cross, Red Cross president, and Bridge (game), bridge player. After be ...

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John R. Hodge General John Reed Hodge (June 12, 1893 – November 12, 1963) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army. His final assignment before retiring was as Chief of Army Field Forces from 1952 to 1953. Early life and career Born ...

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Maxwell D. Taylor Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century. He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, ni ...

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Charles L. Bolte General Charles Lawrence Bolte (May 8, 1895 – February 11, 1989) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II. In World War II he distinguished himself as commander of the 34th Infantry Division durin ...

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William M. Hoge Jr. General William Morris Hoge (January 13, 1894 – October 29, 1979) was a United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, with a military career spanning nearly forty years. Early life and military career ...

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John E. Dahlquist General John Ernest Dahlquist (March 12, 1896 – July 30, 1975) was a senior United States Army officer. In the course of his military career, Dahlquist commanded three different army divisions, commanded at the corps and field army level and ros ...

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Anthony C. McAuliffe Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 10, 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in Wor ...

" bar:lemnitzer from: 1955 till: 1955 color:army bar:lemnitzer from: 1955 till: 1957 color:fareast bar:lemnitzer from: 1957 till: 1959 color:vcsa bar:lemnitzer from: 1959 till: 1960 color:csa bar:lemnitzer from: 1960 till: 1962 color:jcs bar:lemnitzer from: 1962 till: 1969 color:joint text:"

Lyman L. Lemnitzer Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army General (United States), general who served as the fourth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962. He then served as the Supreme Allied Comman ...

" bar:willistonpalmer from: 1955 till: 1957 color:vcsa bar:willistonpalmer from: 1957 till: 1962 color:federal text:"

Williston B. Palmer Williston Birkhimer Palmer (November 11, 1899 – November 10, 1973) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1955 to 1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Co ...

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Isaac D. White Isaac Davis White (March 6, 1901 – June 11, 1990) was a senior officer in the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC) from July 1957 to March 1961. He was commissioned in the cavalry in 1923 and went on to serve in ...

" bar:wyman from: 1956 till: 1958 color:forscom text:" Willard G. Wyman" bar:schuyler from: 1956 till: 1959 color:joint text:" Cortlandt V.R. Schuyler" bar:decker from: 1956 till: 1957 color:joint bar:decker from: 1957 till: 1959 color:fareast bar:decker from: 1959 till: 1960 color:vcsa bar:decker from: 1960 till: 1962 color:csa text:"

George H. Decker George Henry Decker (February 16, 1902 – February 6, 1980) was a general in the United States Army, who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. Early life Decker was born in Catskill, New York, and attended Lafay ...

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Henry I. Hodes Henry Irving Hodes (March 19, 1899 – February 14, 1962) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1956 to 1959. Military career/biography Henry I ...

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Bruce C. Clarke Bruce Cooper Clarke (April 29, 1901 – March 17, 1988) was a United States Army general. He was a career officer who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the commander of Continental Army Command from 1958 to 1960, C ...

" bar:eddleman from: 1959 till: 1960 color:europe bar:eddleman from: 1960 till: 1962 color:vcsa text:"

Clyde D. Eddleman Clyde Davis Eddleman (January 17, 1902 – August 19, 1992) was a United States Army four-star general who served as commander, United States Army Europe from 1959 to 1960, and as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. ...

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Carter B. Magruder Carter Bowie Magruder (April 3, 1900March 14, 1988) was a United States Army general who served concurrently as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army (CINCUN ...

" bar:charlespalmer from: 1959 till: 1962 color:joint text:" Charles D. Palmer" bar:ruffner from: 1960 till: 1962 color:joint text:"

Clark L. Ruffner General Clark Louis Ruffner (January 12, 1903 – July 26, 1982) was a senior officer in the United States Army who served in World War II and the Korean War. Military career Ruffner was born January 12, 1903, in Buffalo, New York, and graduated ...

" bar:moore from: 1960 till: 1963 color:joint text:" James E. Moore" bar:herbertpowell from: 1960 till: 1963 color:forscom text:"

Herbert B. Powell Herbert Butler Powell (July 13, 1903 – April 3, 1998) was a United States Army general and diplomat. He served as Commanding General of the United States Continental Army Command, and was later United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. ...

" bar:jamescollins from: 1961 till: 1964 color:army text:" James F. Collins" bar:meloy from: 1961 till: 1963 color:fareast text:"

Guy S. Meloy Jr. General Guy Stanley Meloy Jr. (September 4, 1903 – December 14, 1968) was a U.S. Army general, World War II and Korean War veteran, and served as commander of all U.S. forces in Korea during the Cold War. Early life and education Meloy was ...

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Paul D. Adams General Paul DeWitt Adams (October 6, 1906 – October 31, 1987) was a United States Army officer. Early life Adams was born in Heflin, Alabama. After graduating from Marion Military Institute in 1924,Paul D. Harkins Paul Donal Harkins (May 15, 1904 – August 21, 1984) was a career officer in the United States Army and attained the rank of general. He is most notable for having served during World War II as deputy chief of staff for operations in George S ...

" bar:wheeler from: 1962 till: 1962 color:joint bar:wheeler from: 1962 till: 1964 color:csa bar:wheeler from: 1964 till: 1970 color:jcs text:"

Earle G. Wheeler Earle Gilmore Wheeler (January 13, 1908 – December 18, 1975), nicknamed Bus, was a United States Army general who served as the chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1962 to 1964 and then as the sixth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...

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Barksdale Hamlett Barksdale Hamlett, Jr. (December 30, 1908 – August 26, 1979) was a United States Army four-star general who served as commandant of the American sector of Berlin during the 1958 Berlin crisis and as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Arm ...

" bar:freeman from: 1962 till: 1965 color:europe bar:freeman from: 1965 till: 1967 color:forscom text:" Paul L. Freeman Jr." bar:wood from: 1962 till: 1965 color:federal text:" Robert J. Wood" bar:waters from: 1963 till: 1964 color:forscom bar:waters from: 1964 till: 1966 color:army text:" John K. Waters" bar:omeara from: 1963 till: 1965 color:joint bar:omeara from: 1965 till: 1967 color:europe text:" Andrew P. O'Meara" bar:parker from: 1963 till: 1969 color:joint text:" Theodore W. Parker" bar:howze from: 1963 till: 1965 color:fareast text:" Hamilton H. Howze" bar:harris from: 1964 till: 1965 color:forscom text:"

Hugh P. Harris Hugh Pate Harris (June 15, 1909 – November 3, 1979) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command (CG CONARC) from 1964 to 1965. Military career Harris was born in Anderson, Alabama ...

" bar:besson from: 1964 till: 1969 color:army bar:besson from: 1969 till: 1970 color:federal text:"

Frank S. Besson Jr. Frank Schaffer Besson Jr., Order of the British Empire, CBE (May 30, 1910 – July 15, 1985) was a United States Army general. Early life Besson born on May 30, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan. His father was a West Point graduate and a colonel in t ...

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Harold K. Johnson Harold Keith "Johnny" Johnson (February 22, 1912 – September 24, 1983) was a United States Army general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1964 to 1968. Regarded as a premier tactician, Johnson became skeptical that the ...

" bar:westmoreland from: 1964 till: 1968 color:theater bar:westmoreland from: 1968 till: 1972 color:csa text:"

William C. Westmoreland William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from ...

" bar:creightonabrams from: 1964 till: 1967 color:vcsa bar:creightonabrams from: 1967 till: 1972 color:theater bar:creightonabrams from: 1972 till: 1974 color:csa text:" Creighton W. Abrams Jr." bar:porter from: 1965 till: 1969 color:joint text:" Robert W. Porter Jr." bar:beach from: 1965 till: 1966 color:fareast bar:beach from: 1966 till: 1968 color:army text:"

Dwight E. Beach General Dwight Edward Beach (July 20, 1908 – July 22, 2000) commanded the United States Forces Korea from 1965–1966 and U.S. Army, Pacific from September 1966 to July 1968. He gained his commission in 1932 into the Field Artillery. He ser ...

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Charles H. Bonesteel III Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III (September 26, 1909 – October 13, 1977) was an American military commander, the son of Major General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr. and grandson of Major Charles H. Bonesteel Sr. (1851–1902). He served in th ...

" bar:conway from: 1966 till: 1969 color:joint text:" Theodore J. Conway" bar:polk from: 1967 till: 1971 color:europe text:" James H. Polk" bar:haines from: 1967 till: 1968 color:vcsa bar:haines from: 1968 till: 1973 color:forscom text:"

Ralph E. Haines Jr. Ralph Edward Haines Jr. (August 21, 1913 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1967 to 1968, Commander, United States Army, Pacific from August 1968 t ...

" bar:woolnough from: 1967 till: 1970 color:forscom text:" James K. Woolnough" bar:goodpaster from: 1968 till: 1969 color:theater bar:goodpaster from: 1969 till: 1974 color:joint text:" Andrew J. Goodpaster" bar:harrell from: 1968 till: 1971 color:joint text:"

Ben Harrell Ben Harrell (March 15, 1911 – July 26, 1981) was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander, Allied Land Forces South East Europe from 1968 to 1971. A 1933 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Harrell also se ...

" bar:spivy from: 1968 till: 1971 color:joint text:" Berton E. Spivy Jr." bar:brucepalmer from: 1968 till: 1973 color:vcsa bar:brucepalmer from: 1973 till: 1974 color:joint text:"

Bruce Palmer Jr. Bruce Palmer Jr. (April 13, 1913 – October 10, 2000) was a general in the United States Army. He commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps during Operation Power Pack, the II Field Force, Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and was acting Chief of Staff o ...

" bar:mather from: 1969 till: 1971 color:joint text:"

George R. Mather George Robinson Mather (June 2, 1911 – January 1, 1993) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command (USCINCSO) from 1969 to 1971. Early life and education Mather was born in ...

" bar:chesarek from: 1969 till: 1970 color:army text:" Ferdinand J. Chesarek" bar:rosson from: 1969 till: 1970 color:theater bar:rosson from: 1970 till: 1973 color:army bar:rosson from: 1973 till: 1975 color:joint text:"

William B. Rosson General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 – December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service ...

" bar:throckmorton from: 1969 till: 1973 color:joint text:"

John L. Throckmorton John Lathrop Throckmorton (February 28, 1913 – February 13, 1986) was a general in the United States Army Early life Throckmorton was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 28, 1913. After graduating from Culver Military Academy in 1931 he ...

" bar:michaelis from: 1969 till: 1972 color:fareast text:"

John H. Michaelis John Hersey Michaelis (August 20, 1912 – October 31, 1985) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army f ...

" bar:hershey from: 1970 till: 1973 color:joint text:"

Lewis B. Hershey Lewis Blaine Hershey (September 12, 1893May 20, 1977) was a United States Army general who served as the second Director of the Selective Service System, the means by which the United States administers its military conscription. Early life H ...

" bar:weyand from: 1970 till: 1973 color:theater bar:weyand from: 1973 till: 1974 color:vcsa bar:weyand from: 1974 till: 1976 color:csa text:" Frederick C. Weyand" bar:miley from: 1970 till: 1975 color:army text:" Henry A. Miley Jr." bar:mildren from: 1971 till: 1973 color:joint text:" Frank T. Mildren" bar:davison from: 1971 till: 1975 color:europe text:" Michael S. Davison" bar:underwood from: 1971 till: 1973 color:joint text:" George V. Underwood Jr." bar:bennett from: 1972 till: 1973 color:fareast bar:bennett from: 1973 till: 1974 color:army text:" Donald V. Bennett" bar:haig from: 1973 till: 1973 color:vcsa bar:haig from: 1973 till: 1974 color:federal bar:haig from: 1974 till: 1979 color:joint text:"

Alexander M. Haig Jr. Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (; December 2, 1924February 20, 2010) was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these c ...

" bar:kerwin from: 1973 till: 1974 color:forscom bar:kerwin from: 1974 till: 1978 color:vcsa text:"

Walter T. Kerwin Jr. Walter Thomas Kerwin Jr. (June 14, 1917 – July 11, 2008) was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General, United States Continental Army Command in 1973, Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from 19 ...

" bar:depuy from: 1973 till: 1977 color:army text:"

William E. DePuy William Eugene DePuy ( ; October 1, 1919 – September 9, 1992) was a United States Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the rest ...

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Richard G. Stilwell Richard Giles Stilwell (February 24, 1917 – December 25, 1991) was a United States Army general who served as Commander United States Forces Korea from 1973 to 1976, and acting Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific from September to December 1974. ...

" bar:zais from: 1973 till: 1976 color:joint text:"

Melvin Zais Melvin Zais (May 8, 1916 – May 7, 1981) was a United States Army general who served in the Second World War and Vietnam War. Military career A 1933 graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, Zais attended the University of New Hampshire and gradu ...

" bar:rogers from: 1974 till: 1976 color:forscom bar:rogers from: 1976 till: 1979 color:csa bar:rogers from: 1979 till: 1987 color:joint text:"

Bernard W. Rogers Bernard William Rogers (July 16, 1921 – October 27, 2008) was a United States Army general who served as the 28th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and later as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, United Sta ...

" bar:hennessey from: 1974 till: 1979 color:joint text:"

John J. Hennessey John Joseph Timothy Hennesseyhttp://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/United_States_Military_Academy_West_Point_Howitzer_Yearbook/1944/Page_384.html (August 20, 1921 – March 20, 2001) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Co ...

" bar:deane from: 1975 till: 1977 color:army text:" John R. Deane Jr." bar:blanchard from: 1975 till: 1979 color:europe text:"

George S. Blanchard George Samuel Blanchard (April 3, 1920 – May 3, 2006) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1975 to 1979. Early life Blanchard was born on April ...

" bar:knowlton from: 1976 till: 1980 color:joint text:" William A. Knowlton" bar:kroesen from: 1976 till: 1978 color:forscom bar:kroesen from: 1978 till: 1979 color:vcsa bar:kroesen from: 1979 till: 1983 color:europe text:" Frederick J. Kroesen Jr." bar:vessey from: 1976 till: 1979 color:fareast bar:vessey from: 1979 till: 1982 color:vcsa bar:vessey from: 1982 till: 1985 color:jcs text:" John W. Vessey Jr." bar:walker from: 1977 till: 1978 color:joint text:"

Sam S. Walker Sam Sims Walker (July 31, 1925 – August 8, 2015) was a United States Army general who served as the Commanding General of Allied Land Forces, South East Europe from 1977 to 1978. Military career Walker was born at West Point, New York, the son ...

" bar:guthrie from: 1977 till: 1981 color:army text:" John R. Guthrie" bar:starry from: 1977 till: 1981 color:army bar:starry from: 1981 till: 1983 color:joint text:"

Donn A. Starry General Donn Albert Starry (May 31, 1925 – August 26, 2011) was a United States Army four-star general who served as commanding general of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1977 to 1981, and as commander in chief of United Sta ...

" bar:shoemaker from: 1978 till: 1982 color:forscom text:"

Robert M. Shoemaker Robert Morin Shoemaker (February 18, 1924 – June 21, 2017) was a United States Army general and former commander of the United States Army Forces Command. He is also an inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame. Early life and military caree ...

" bar:meyer from: 1979 till: 1983 color:csa text:"

Edward C. Meyer Edward Charles "Shy" Meyer (December 11, 1928 – October 13, 2020) was a United States Army general who served as the 29th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Early life Meyer was born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, on December 11, 1928. Up ...

" bar:wickham from: 1979 till: 1982 color:fareast bar:wickham from: 1982 till: 1983 color:vcsa bar:wickham from: 1983 till: 1987 color:csa text:"

John A. Wickham Jr. John Adams Wickham Jr. (born June 25, 1928) is a retired United States Army general who served as the United States Army Chief of Staff from 1983 to 1987. Early life and education Wickham was born on June 25, 1928, in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He g ...

" bar:warner from: 1979 till: 1981 color:joint text:" Volney F. Warner" bar:keith from: 1981 till: 1984 color:army text:" Donald R. Keith" bar:otis from: 1981 till: 1983 color:army bar:otis from: 1983 till: 1988 color:europe text:"

Glenn K. Otis General Glenn Kay Otis (March 15, 1929 – February 21, 2013) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1981 to 1983, and as Commander in Chief, United Stat ...

" bar:cavazos from: 1982 till: 1984 color:forscom text:"

Richard E. Cavazos Richard Edward Cavazos (January 31, 1929 – October 29, 2017) was a United States Army four-star general. He was a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant and advanced in rank to become the United States Ar ...

" bar:sennewald from: 1982 till: 1984 color:fareast bar:sennewald from: 1984 till: 1986 color:forscom text:" Robert W. Sennewald" bar:robinson from: 1982 till: 1985 color:joint text:"

Roscoe Robinson Jr. Roscoe Robinson Jr. (October 11, 1928 – July 22, 1993) was the first African American to become a four-star general in the United States Army. He served as the United States representative to the NATO Military Committee. Robinson previously se ...

" bar:richardson from: 1983 till: 1986 color:army text:" William R. Richardson" bar:gorman from: 1983 till: 1985 color:joint text:" Paul F. Gorman" bar:nutting from: 1983 till: 1985 color:joint text:" Wallace H. Nutting" bar:thurman from: 1983 till: 1987 color:vcsa bar:thurman from: 1987 till: 1989 color:army bar:thurman from: 1989 till: 1990 color:joint text:" Maxwell R. Thurman" bar:livsey from: 1984 till: 1987 color:fareast text:"

William J. Livsey William James "Lipp" Livsey (June 8, 1931 – June 18, 2016) was a United States Army general who served as the Commander in Chief of United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea ...

" bar:thompson from: 1984 till: 1987 color:army text:" Richard H. Thompson" bar:kingston from: 1984 till: 1985 color:joint text:"

Robert C. Kingston Robert Charles Kingston (July 16, 1928February 28, 2007) was a United States Army general who served as the commander of U.S. Central Command. Early life and education Kingston was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on July 16, 1928, and graduated ...

" bar:galvin from: 1985 till: 1992 color:joint text:" John R. Galvin" bar:mahaffey from: 1985 till: 1986 color:joint text:"

Fred K. Mahaffey Fred Keith Mahaffey (January 4, 1934 – October 13, 1986) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Readiness Command (USCINCRED) from 1985 to 1986 before dying of cancer. Early life, education, ...

" bar:merritt from: 1985 till: 1987 color:joint text:"

Jack N. Merritt Jack Neil Merritt (October 23, 1930 – January 3, 2018) was a United States Army four-star general who served as U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) from 1985 to 1987. Military career Merritt was born in Lawton, Okla ...

" bar:vuono from: 1986 till: 1987 color:army bar:vuono from: 1987 till: 1991 color:csa text:"

Carl E. Vuono Carl Edward Vuono (born October 18, 1934) is a retired United States Army general who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1987 to 1991. Early life and career Vuono was born on October 18, 1934 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania ...

" bar:palastra from: 1986 till: 1989 color:forscom text:" Joseph T. Palastra Jr." bar:lindsay from: 1986 till: 1990 color:joint text:"

James J. Lindsay James Joseph Lindsay (born October 10, 1932) is a retired United States Army four-star general, and served as the first commander of the United States Special Operations Command. Military career Lindsay's military career began when he enlisted in ...

" bar:wagner from: 1987 till: 1989 color:army text:" Louis C. Wagner Jr." bar:woerner from: 1987 till: 1989 color:joint text:" Frederick F. Woerner Jr." bar:menetrey from: 1987 till: 1990 color:fareast text:" Louis C. Menetrey" bar:arthurbrown from: 1987 till: 1989 color:vcsa text:" Arthur E. Brown Jr." bar:saint from: 1988 till: 1992 color:europe text:"

Crosbie E. Saint Crosbie Edgerton Saint (September 29, 1936 – May 7, 2018) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1988 to 1992. Military career Saint was born a ...

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H. Norman Schwarzkopf Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all Coalition of the Gulf War, coalition forces in the Gulf ...

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Robert W. RisCassi Robert William RisCassi (born January 18, 1936) is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1989 to 1990; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ...

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Colin L. Powell Colin Luther Powell ( ; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African ...

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John W. Foss John William Foss (February 13, 1933 – April 25, 2020) was a United States Army general, and commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Military career Foss was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on February 13, 1933. He b ...

" bar:burba from: 1989 till: 1993 color:forscom text:" Edwin H. Burba Jr." bar:tuttle from: 1989 till: 1992 color:army text:" William G. T. Tuttle Jr." bar:sullivan from: 1990 till: 1991 color:vcsa bar:sullivan from: 1991 till: 1995 color:csa text:"

Gordon R. Sullivan Gordon Russell Sullivan (born September 25, 1937) is a retired United States Army general, who served as the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Army and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sullivan also served as acting Secretary of the Army. Aft ...

" bar:stiner from: 1990 till: 1993 color:joint text:" Carl W. Stiner" bar:joulwan from: 1990 till: 1997 color:joint text:" George A. Joulwan"

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United States Army generals United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...

Generals A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED On ...