Who is your greatest 5 Star General/Admiral or above of all time in the United States of America military and why?
SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs CPL Dave Hoover Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SCPO Morris Ramsey PVT Mark Zehner Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SSG Robert Mark Odom CPL Douglas Chrysler PO1 Tony Holland] SPC Mark Huddleston CW5 Jack Cardwell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 Lyndon Thomas PO3 Phyllis Maynard SGT Mark Estes Maj Marty Hogan Capt Dwayne Conyers
He had a ragtag group with little or no training and very little subsistence or substance support. He helped create a great spy ring (intelligence) that directly aided the victory over the British who were vastly superior (had training, equipment, more men).
No other on the list did more with less.
#Merica
In June of the following year (7 months - almost to the day), the same US Fleet soundly defeated the Japanese fleet, destroying 4 carriers and stopping an invasion of Midway.
This incredible - and humble - leader took us ALL THE WAY from Pearl Harbor to VJ day.
Certainly, I believe Nimitz has no peers in US Navy history.
GO NAVY!!!!
(P.S., Since Rickover [Father of the Nuclear Navy] only got 4 stars, he doesn't count, and - as the semi-psychopathic savant that he was - he couldn't make it in today's military.)
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Don't have a favorite but I never did like MacArthur.
ITS QUITE DIFFERENT WHEN YOUR A MIDDLE AGED MAJOR GENERAL HALF STARVED WEAK PHYSICALLY AND IN COMMAND OF MEN BEING TORTURED AND BAYONETTED AS YOU ENDURE THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH...............
I'd have to echo a comment down below about Washington being the greatest General in American history.
If I am choosing from modern history persons, I'd have to put my vote to MacArthur... he had real stones, even speaking his mind to a sitting president. Guts - that's the man he was.
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This is a tough question! GEN Douglas MacArthur has always been a favorite of mine. I usually enjoy leaders who had leadership styles outside the norm, but always had the faith and confidence of their men. His quotes are some of the best of all time.
Another favorite general is one whom I've had the pleasure of meeting and working for, GEN Tommy R. Franks, when I first ever deployed to Afghanistan. He will always be an all time favorite of mine. He's also a two time Vietnam vet. Plus he wore a holstered custom Springfield .45 ...what's not to like?