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On December 14, 1944, Congress established the rank of General of Army (5-star General). From the article:
Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History:
General and Commander-in-Chief
George Washington (1732–1799), b. Westmoreland County, Va., unanimously voted by Congress on June 15, 1775, to the rank of general and commander-in-chief (of the Continental army)
General of the Armies
John Joseph Pershing (1860–1948), b. Linn County, Mo., made permanent general of the armies, 1919.
General of the Army, General of the Air Force
(Five-Stars)
George Catlett Marshall (1880–1959), b. Uniontown, Pa., promoted Dec. 1944.
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), b. Little Rock, Ark., promoted Dec. 1944.
Dwight David Eisenhower (1890–1969), b. Denison, Tex., promoted Dec. 1944.
Henry Harley Arnold (1886–1950), b. Gladwyne, Pa. Arnold had the unique distinction of being a five-star general twice—in 1944 as general of the army, and in June 1949 as general of the air force. He is the only air force general to have held the five-star rank.
Omar Nelson Bradley (1893–1981), b. Clark, Mo., promoted Sept. 1950.
Admiral of the Navy
George Dewey (1837–1917), b. Montpelier, Vt., promoted March 1899.
Fleet Admiral (Five-Stars)
William Daniel Leahy (1875–1959), b. Hampton, Iowa, promoted Dec. 1944.
Ernest Joseph King (1878–1956), b. Lorain, Ohio, promoted Dec. 1944.
Chester William Nimitz (1885–1966), b. Fredericksburg, Tex., promoted Dec. 1944.
William Frederick Halsey (1882–1959), b. Elizabeth, N.J., promoted Dec. 1945.
1. On March 15, 1978, George
Washington was promoted posthumously to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States—which had been created in 1919—to make it clear that Washington was the army's senior general.
2. General Pershing was given the option of five stars but he declined.
Source: Department of Defense and U.S. Army Historian, Research and Analysis Center."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt David L. SPC Woody Bullard Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Shirley Whitfield PVT Mark Zehner SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan LTC Greg Henning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT John " Mac " McConnell SPC Douglas Bolton Alan K.. CPL Dave Hoover. Sgt Randy Wilber
Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History:
General and Commander-in-Chief
George Washington (1732–1799), b. Westmoreland County, Va., unanimously voted by Congress on June 15, 1775, to the rank of general and commander-in-chief (of the Continental army)
General of the Armies
John Joseph Pershing (1860–1948), b. Linn County, Mo., made permanent general of the armies, 1919.
General of the Army, General of the Air Force
(Five-Stars)
George Catlett Marshall (1880–1959), b. Uniontown, Pa., promoted Dec. 1944.
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), b. Little Rock, Ark., promoted Dec. 1944.
Dwight David Eisenhower (1890–1969), b. Denison, Tex., promoted Dec. 1944.
Henry Harley Arnold (1886–1950), b. Gladwyne, Pa. Arnold had the unique distinction of being a five-star general twice—in 1944 as general of the army, and in June 1949 as general of the air force. He is the only air force general to have held the five-star rank.
Omar Nelson Bradley (1893–1981), b. Clark, Mo., promoted Sept. 1950.
Admiral of the Navy
George Dewey (1837–1917), b. Montpelier, Vt., promoted March 1899.
Fleet Admiral (Five-Stars)
William Daniel Leahy (1875–1959), b. Hampton, Iowa, promoted Dec. 1944.
Ernest Joseph King (1878–1956), b. Lorain, Ohio, promoted Dec. 1944.
Chester William Nimitz (1885–1966), b. Fredericksburg, Tex., promoted Dec. 1944.
William Frederick Halsey (1882–1959), b. Elizabeth, N.J., promoted Dec. 1945.
1. On March 15, 1978, George
Washington was promoted posthumously to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States—which had been created in 1919—to make it clear that Washington was the army's senior general.
2. General Pershing was given the option of five stars but he declined.
Source: Department of Defense and U.S. Army Historian, Research and Analysis Center."
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt David L. SPC Woody Bullard Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Shirley Whitfield PVT Mark Zehner SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan LTC Greg Henning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT John " Mac " McConnell SPC Douglas Bolton Alan K.. CPL Dave Hoover. Sgt Randy Wilber
Highest-Ranking Officers in U.S. History
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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for reminding us that on December 14, 1944, Congress established the rank of General of Army (5-star General).
By the way, General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley graduate number 5,356 from my Alma Mater - USMA, West Point in the class of 1915 which was the class "The Stars Fell On"
I had the privilege of marching in a USMA Corps-of-Cadets-wide pass-in-review in his honor in 1978 on his last visit to his Alma Mater. He was cold on that warm day and wrapped in an Army black, gold and gray blanket. He was frail but his eyes were sharp as he took in the scene of the passing companies of cadets in black Shako which is commonly known as "tar bucket", shouldering M-14 rifles and marching around the plain just as he had many times between 1911 and 1915 when he graduated.
Our friend SFC William Farrell was stationed at West Point at that time, I believe.
Images: 1978 Omar Bradley talks with plebe Cadets Dale Nellis [ex-class of 1981] and Greg Fritz [1981]; West Point Shako; 1912 Omar Bradley at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
By the way, General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley graduate number 5,356 from my Alma Mater - USMA, West Point in the class of 1915 which was the class "The Stars Fell On"
I had the privilege of marching in a USMA Corps-of-Cadets-wide pass-in-review in his honor in 1978 on his last visit to his Alma Mater. He was cold on that warm day and wrapped in an Army black, gold and gray blanket. He was frail but his eyes were sharp as he took in the scene of the passing companies of cadets in black Shako which is commonly known as "tar bucket", shouldering M-14 rifles and marching around the plain just as he had many times between 1911 and 1915 when he graduated.
Our friend SFC William Farrell was stationed at West Point at that time, I believe.
Images: 1978 Omar Bradley talks with plebe Cadets Dale Nellis [ex-class of 1981] and Greg Fritz [1981]; West Point Shako; 1912 Omar Bradley at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
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SSgt Boyd Herrst
LTC Stephen F.
He must have been moved a few days prior.. they were working hard to keep it quiet in a couple block zone around his quarters there. Maybe to create an illusion he was still there? .. . Don’t know.. maybe..
He must have been moved a few days prior.. they were working hard to keep it quiet in a couple block zone around his quarters there. Maybe to create an illusion he was still there? .. . Don’t know.. maybe..
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CPT Daniel Cox
LTC Stephen Ford
I was a Cadet at West Point in the general time frame you were, having been a Plebe in the Class of 1980, The Year of the Lady as the upperclassmen referred to it. After leaving the Academy and before accepting an ROTC Two-Year Scholarship I returned to enlisted status in the US Army Reserves.
General Bradley had been living in the Palm Desert, CA for many years before his 1975 stroke. He celebrated his birthday every year at Fort Bliss, TX. In early February of 1978, as a young SPEC4, I was part of his Pass and Review at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station, CA (now a Reserve Center). As his Jeep passed us on the way to the waiting aircraft, he was seated in his wheel chair and bundled up similar to the way you described.
In March of 1967 I shook President/General of the Army Eisenhower hand through his limo window when I was in the sixth grade. Like Gen. Bradley, he too resided in the Palm Springs area and he had attended an Anaheim Angels spring training game the same day I was there.
In 1964 my Cub Scout Pack was part of the ceremony at the Anaheim Convention Center that honored General MacArthur upon his death.
I was a Cadet at West Point in the general time frame you were, having been a Plebe in the Class of 1980, The Year of the Lady as the upperclassmen referred to it. After leaving the Academy and before accepting an ROTC Two-Year Scholarship I returned to enlisted status in the US Army Reserves.
General Bradley had been living in the Palm Desert, CA for many years before his 1975 stroke. He celebrated his birthday every year at Fort Bliss, TX. In early February of 1978, as a young SPEC4, I was part of his Pass and Review at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station, CA (now a Reserve Center). As his Jeep passed us on the way to the waiting aircraft, he was seated in his wheel chair and bundled up similar to the way you described.
In March of 1967 I shook President/General of the Army Eisenhower hand through his limo window when I was in the sixth grade. Like Gen. Bradley, he too resided in the Palm Springs area and he had attended an Anaheim Angels spring training game the same day I was there.
In 1964 my Cub Scout Pack was part of the ceremony at the Anaheim Convention Center that honored General MacArthur upon his death.
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you for weighing in CPT Daniel Cox I was in company H-3 all 4 years. What company were you in?
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CPT Daniel Cox
It would not have been done in December of 1944 if it was to show equality to our allies, would it?
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Excellent share on the rank of General, my wife claims she's higher in rank than the 5 star General.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
PO1 John Johnson - My wife said she even outranks the president. I just nod and agree, keeps peace in the house.
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