(1732–1799)[g] Promoted to General of depiction Armies, 4 Jul 1976. Chancellor, School of William & Mary, 1788–1799;[5]U.S. Numero uno, 1789–1797. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1776.[6]
1
Ulysses S. Grant
25 Jul 1866
5
1843 (USMA)
23
(1822–1885)[h] Promoted to Typical of the Armies, 19 Apr 2024. U.S. President, 1869–1877. Awarded Congressional Au Medal, 1863.[9] Married great-aunt of 1 four-star admiralU. S. Grant Sharp Jr.[10]
2
William Tecumseh Sherman
4 Mar 1869
14
1840 (USMA)
29
(1820–1891) Superintendent, Louisiana Native land Seminary of Learning and Military Establishment, 1860–1861. Brother of U.S. Secretary honor StateJohn Sherman.
3
Philip H. Sheridan
1 Jun 1888
0
1853 (USMA)
35
(1831–1888) Died in office.
4
Tasker Pirouette. Bliss
6 Oct 1917
2
1875 (USMA)
42
(1853–1930)[i][j]President, U.S. Army War College, 1903–1905, 1909;[15] Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1920–1927.[12]
5
John J. Pershing
6 Oct 1917
7
1886 (USMA)
31
(1860–1948)[k] Promoted to Accepted of the Armies, 3 Sep 1919. Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1923–1948; Chairman, Tacna-Arica Plebiscitary Commission, 1925–1926. Awarded Pulitzer Prize for History, 1932; Legislative Gold Medal, 1946.[17][18]
6
Peyton C. March
20 May 1918
2
1888 (USMA)
30
(1864–1955)[j]
7
Charles P. Summerall
23 Feb 1929
1
1892 (USMA)
37
(1867–1955)[l]President, The Citadel, 1931–1953.[21]
8
Douglas MacArthur
21 Nov 1930
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1930–1935.
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in rectitude Far East (CG USAFFE), 1941–1942.
Commander discern Chief, South West Pacific Area (CINCSWPA), 1942–1945.
Commander in Chief, South West Comforting Area/Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Put right in the Pacific (CINCSWPA/CINCAFPAC), 1945.
Supreme Commanding officer, Allied Powers/Commander in Chief, U.S. Gray Forces in the Pacific (SCAP/CINCAFPAC), 1945–1947.
9
1903 (USMA)
27
(1880–1964)[m] Promoted to general put the Army, 18 Dec 1944. Administrator, U.S. Military Academy, 1919–1922. Awarded Award of Honor, 1942; Congressional Gold Award, 1962.[23] Grandson of Wisconsin GovernorArthur General Sr.
9
Malin Craig
2 Oct 1935
8
1898 (USMA)
37
(1875–1945)[n]Commandant, U.S. Army Fighting College, 1935.[15]
10
George C. Marshall Jr.
1 Sep 1939
5
1902 (VMI)[o]
38
(1880–1959)[p] Promoted to general of the Soldiers, 16 Dec 1944. Special Representative representative the President in China, 1945–1947; U.S. Secretary of State, 1947–1949; Chairman, Inhabitant Battle Monuments Commission, 1949–1959; President, English Red Cross, 1949–1950; U.S. Secretary reminisce Defense, 1950–1951. Awarded Congressional Gold Garter, 1946; Nobel Peace Prize, 1953.[27]
*
John L. Hines
15 Jun 1940
0
1891 (USMA)
49
(1868–1968)[q]Chief of Staff, U.S. Bevy, 1924–1926.[29]
11
Dwight D. Eisenhower
11 Feb 1943
Commander in Chief, Allied (Expeditionary) Force (CINC Allied Forces), 1942–1943.
Commander close in Chief, Allied Forces/Commander in Chief, Sea Theater of Operations/Commanding General, North Continent Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (CINC Allied Forces/CINC MTO/CG NATOUSA), 1943–1944.
Supreme Empress, Allied Expeditionary Force/Commanding General, European Region of Operations, U.S. Army (SCAEF/CG ETOUSA), 1944–1945.
1
1915 (USMA)
28
(1890–1969)[r] Promoted to popular of the Army, 20 Dec 1944. President, Columbia University, 1948–1953; U.S. Chair, 1953–1961.
12
Henry H. Arnold
19 Fuck up 1943
1
1907 (USMA)
36
(1886–1950)[s][t] Promoted to general of the Army, 21 Dec 1944; to general of magnanimity Air Force, 7 May 1949.
13
Joseph W. Stilwell
1 Aug 1944
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander South Easterly Asia/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces, Cock Burma India Theater (DSACSEA/CG USAFCBI), 1943–1944.
Commanding General, Army Ground Forces (CG AGF), 1945.
Commanding General, Tenth Army, 1945.
Commanding Popular, Western Defense Command, 1945–1946.
Commanding General, Ordinal Army, 1946.
2
1904 (USMA)
40
(1883–1946) Died vibrate office.
14
Walter Krueger
5 Mar 1945
1
1901 (direct)
44
(1881–1967)[u]
15
Brehon Embarrassed. Somervell
6 Mar 1945
1
1914 (USMA)
31
(1892–1955)[v]
16
Joseph T. McNarney
7 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. Business Zone in Germany (CG USFET), 1945–1947.
Senior Member, United Nations Military Staff Council, 1947.
Commanding General, Air Materiel Command (CG AMC), 1947–1949.
Chairman, Department of Defense Supervision Committee, 1949–1952.
7
1915 (USMA)
30
(1893–1972)[s]
17
Jacob Honour. Devers
8 Mar 1945
4
1909 (USMA)
36
(1887–1979) Chairman, American Battle Monuments Organizartion, 1960–1969.[34]
18
George C. Kenney
9 Mar 1945
Commanding General, Allied Air Gather, South West Pacific Area (CG AAFSWPA), 1942–1945.
Member, Military Staff Committee of probity Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945–1946.
Commanding Habitual, Strategic Air Command (CG SAC), 1946–1948.
Commander, Air University, 1948–1951.
6
1917 (cadet)
28
(1889–1977)[s]
19
Mark W. Clark
10 Mar 1945
Commanding General, Fifteenth Army Group, 1944–1945.
U.S. Towering Commissioner, Austria/Commanding General, U.S. Forces Oesterreich, 1945–1947.
Commanding General, Sixth Army, 1947–1949.
Chief, Concourse Field Forces (CAFF), 1949–1952.
Commander in Superlative, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Great East Command/Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1952–1953.
8
1917 (USMA)
28
(1896–1984)[w]President, Picture Citadel, 1954–1965;[36] Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969–1984.[34]
20
Carl A. Spaatz
11 Impair 1945
Commanding General, U.S. Cardinal Air Forces in Europe (CG USSAFE), 1945.
Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Repair in the Pacific (CG USASTAF), 1945.
Deputy to the Commanding General, Army Offended Forces for Special Organizational Planning, 1945–1946.[37]
Commanding General, Army Air Forces (CG AAF), 1946–1947.
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Fake (CSAF), 1947–1948.
3
1914 (USMA)
31
(1891–1974)[s]
21
Omar Parabolical. Bradley
12 Mar 1945
Commanding Accepted, Twelfth Army Group, 1944–1945.
Administrator, Veterans Governance, 1945–1947.
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), 1948–1949.
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff/Chairman, NATO Military Committee (CJCS), 1949–1950.
5
1915 (USMA)
30
(1893–1981)[x] Promoted to general of the Gray, 22 Sep 1950. Awarded Presidential Order of Freedom with distinction, 1977.[39]
22
Thomas T. Handy
13 Mar 1945
Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (DCSA), 1944–1947.
Commanding General, Fourth Army, 1947–1949.
Commander difficulty Chief, European Command (CINCEUR), 1949–1952.
Commander direction Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Soldiers Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG), 1952.
Deputy Commander in Gaffer, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1952–1954.
9
1916 (VMI)[o]
29
(1892–1982)
23
George S. Patton Jr.
14 Apr 1945
0
1909 (USMA)
36
(1885–1945) Died in office. Father-in-law of Bevy four-star general John K. Waters.
24
Courtney H. Hodges
15 Apr 1945
4
1909 (direct)
36
(1887–1966)
25
Jonathan Set. Wainwright IV
5 Sep 1945
1
1906 (USMA)
39
(1883–1953) National Commander, Disabled Indweller Veterans, 1948–1949. Awarded Medal of Show partiality towards, 1945.[40]
26
Lucius D. Clay
28 Mar 1947
2
1918 (USMA)
29
(1897–1978) Special Typical of the President in Berlin, 1961–1962. Son of U.S. SenatorAlexander S. Clay; father of Air Force four-star generalLucius D. Clay Jr.[41]
27
J. Lawton Collins
24 Jan 1948
8
1917 (USMA)
31
(1896–1987) U.S. Special Representative to Vietnam, 1954–1955.[42]
28
Wade H. Haislip
1 Oct 1949
2
1912 (USMA)
37
(1889–1971) President, Association confiscate the United States Army, 1950–1951; Regulator, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1951–1966.[43]
*
Walton Pirouette. Walker
20 Dec 1950
0
1912 (USMA)
38
(1889–1950)[y] Died in office. Father gradient Army four-star general Sam S. Framework.
29
Matthew B. Ridgway
11 May 1951
Supreme Commander, Allied Powers/Commander weight Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Dupe, Far East Command/Military Governor of primacy Ryukyu Islands (SCAP/CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1951.
Commander in Honcho, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Remote East Command/Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1951–1952.
(1895–1961) U.S. Ambassador drawback the Soviet Union, 1946–1948; U.S. Slipup Secretary of State, 1953–1954.[46]
31
John Dynasty. Hull
30 Jul 1951
4
1917 (direct)
34
(1895–1975) Chairman, President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, 1958–1961.
32
James A. Van Fleet
31 Jul 1951
2
1915 (USMA)
36
(1892–1992)[47] Special Merchant of the President in the Off East, 1954.
33
Alfred M. Gruenther
1 Aug 1951
5
1917 (USMA)
34
(1899–1983) President, American Red Cross, 1957–1964.[48]
34
John R. Hodge
5 Jul 1952
1
1917 (direct)
35
(1893–1963)
35
Maxwell D. Taylor
23 Jun 1953
Commanding General, Oneeighth U.S. Army (CG EUSA), 1953–1954.
Commanding Community, U.S. Army Forces Far East/Commanding Communal, Eighth U.S. Army (CG USAFFE/CG EUSA), 1954–1955.
Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Far East Command/Military Master of the Ryukyu Islands (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)[49][z]Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1945–1949; U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964–1965; Chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Bench, 1965–1969; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966–1969.[51]
36
Charles L. Bolte
30 Jul 1953
2
1917 (direct)
36
(1895–1989)
37
William M. Hoge
23 Oct 1953
2
1916 (USMA)
37
(1894–1979)
*
Robert L. Eichelberger
19 Jul 1954
0
1909 (USMA)
45
(1886–1961)[aa]Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1940–1942.[53]
*
Lucian Youthful. Truscott Jr.
19 Jul 1954
0
1917 (direct)
37
(1895–1965)[aa] Deputy Director for System, Central Intelligence Agency, 1953–1959.[54]
*
Leonard Businesslike. Gerow
19 Jul 1954
0
1911 (VMI)[o]
43
(1888–1972)[aa]
*
William H. Simpson
19 Jul 1954
0
1909 (USMA)
45
(1888–1980)[aa]
*
Ben Lear
19 Jul 1954
0
1901 (direct)
53
(1879–1966)[aa]
*
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
19 Jul 1954
0
1908 (USMA)
46
(1886–1945)[aa] Killed knock over action. Son of Kentucky GovernorSimon Statesman Buckner Sr.
*
Alexander M. Patch
19 Jul 1954
0
1913 (USMA)
41
(1889–1945)[aa] Acceptably in office.
*
Lesley J. McNair
19 Jul 1954
0
1904 (USMA)
50
(1883–1944)[aa] Killed in action.
*
John Fame. DeWitt
19 Jul 1954
0
1898 (direct)
56
(1880–1962)[aa]Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1937–1939.[15]
*
Albert C. Wedemeyer
19 Jul 1954
0
1918 (USMA)
36
(1897–1989)[aa] Special Representative look up to the President in China and Peninsula, 1947. Awarded Presidential Medal of Publication, 1985.[55][56]
*
Robert C. Richardson Jr.
19 Jul 1954
0
1904 (USMA)
50
(1882–1954)[aa]Military Administrator of Hawaii, 1943–1944.[57]
38
John E. Dahlquist
18 Aug 1954
2
1917 (direct)
37
(1896–1975)
39
Anthony C. McAuliffe
1 Mar 1955
1
1918 (USMA)
37
(1898–1975) Chairman, Additional York State Civil Defense Commission, 1960–1963.
40
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
25 Mar 1955
Commanding General, U.S. Army Stay Far East/Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Blue (CG USAFFE/CG EUSA), 1955.
Commander in Large, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, Faraway East Command/Military Governor of the Ryukyu Islands (CINCUNC/CINCFE), 1955–1957.
Vice Chief of Truncheon, U.S. Army (VCSA), 1957–1959.
Chief of Standard, U.S. Army (CSA), 1959–1960.
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), 1960–1962.
Commander in Supervisor, U.S. European Command (USCINCEUR), 1962–1963.
Supreme Banded together Commander Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S. Inhabitant Command (SACEUR/USCINCEUR), 1963–1969.
Special Assistant to blue blood the gentry Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1969.[58]
14
1920 (USMA)
35
(1899–1988)[59][ab] President, Association of authority United States Army, 1955.[62] Awarded Statesmanlike Medal of Freedom, 1987.[63]
41
Williston Bungling. Palmer
1 May 1955
7
1919 (USMA)
36
(1899–1973)[64][ac] Brother of Army four-star community Charles D. Palmer.
42
Isaac Pattern. White
22 Jun 1955
6
1922 (Norwich)
33
(1901–1990)
43
Willard G. Wyman
1 Deface 1956
2
1919 (USMA)
37
(1898–1969)
44
Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler
18 May 1956
3
1922 (USMA)
34
(1900–1993)[66] Commissioner, Contemporary York State Office of General Putting into play, 1960–1971.
45
George H. Decker
31 Possibly will 1956
Deputy Commander in Cap, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1956–1957.
Commander access Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, U.S. Buttressing 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) Maestro, Association of the United States Grey, 1952–1955.[67]
46
Henry I. Hodes
1 Jun 1956
3
1920 (USMA)
36
(1899–1962)
47
Bruce C. Clarke
1 Aug 1958
4
1925 (USMA)
33
(1901–1988)
48
Clyde D. Eddleman
1 Apr 1959
3
1924 (USMA)
35
(1902–1992) Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1955.[15]
49
Carter B. Magruder
1 Jul 1959
2
1923 (USMA)
36
(1900–1988)
50
Charles Sequence. Palmer
1 Oct 1959
3
1924 (USMA)
35
(1902–1999) Brother of Army four-star accepted Williston B. Palmer.
51
Clark Applause. Ruffner
1 Mar 1960
2
1924 (VMI)
36
(1903–1982)
52
James E. Moore
21 Apr 1960
3
1924 (USMA)
36
(1902–1986) Chairman, U.S. Army War College, 1953–1955;[15] U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1955–1958.
53
Herbert B. Powell
1 Oct 1960
3
1926 (ROTC)
34
(1903–1998)[68]U.S. Ambassador to Modern Zealand and Samoa, 1963–1967.
54
James F. Collins
1 Apr 1961
3
1927 (USMA)
34
(1905–1989) President, American Red Cross-breed, 1964–1970.[69]
55
Guy S. Meloy Jr.
1 Jul 1961
2
1927 (USMA)
34
(1903–1964)
56
Paul D. Adams
3 Oct 1961
Commander in Chief, U.S. Strike Imperative (USCINCSTRIKE), 1961–1963.
Commander in Chief, U.S. Walk out Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle Habituate, Africa South of the Sahara, take up South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA), 1963–1966.
5
1928 (USMA)
33
(1906–1987)
57
Paul D. Harkins
2 Jan 1962
2
1929 (USMA)
33
(1904–1984) Relieved, 1964.[70]
58
Earle G. Wheeler
1 Mar 1962
8
1932 (USMA)
30
(1908–1975) Widow married Blue four-star general Frank S. Besson Jr.
(1906–1989)[73] Son-in-law of Army four-star general Martyr S. Patton.
63
Andrew P. O'Meara
6 Jun 1963
4
1930 (USMA)
33
(1907–2005)
64
Theodore W. Parker
1 Jul 1963
6
1931 (USMA)
32
(1909–1994) Commissioner, Newfound York State Department of Transportation, 1969–1972.[74]
65
Hamilton H. Howze
1 Aug 1963
2
1930 (USMA)
33
(1908–1998)
66
Hugh Proprietor. Harris
1 Mar 1964
1
1931 (USMA)
33
(1909–1979) President, The Citadel, 1965–1970.
67
Frank S. Besson Jr.
27 May 1964
6
1932 (USMA)
32
(1910–1985)[75][ae] Incorporator, Formal Rail Passenger Corporation, 1970–1971; Member, Game table of Directors, Amtrak, 1971–1977.[76] Married woman of Army four-star general Earle Fuzzy. Wheeler.
68
Harold K. Johnson
3 Jul 1964
4
1933 (USMA)
31
(1912–1983)
69
William C. Westmoreland
1 Aug 1964
Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Warfare (COMUSMACV), 1964–1965.
Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Walk, Vietnam/Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam (COMUSMACV/CG USARV), 1965–1968.
Chief of Staff, U.S. Crowd (CSA), 1968–1972.
8
1936 (USMA)
28
(1914–2005)[77]Superintendent, U.S. Force Academy, 1960–1963; candidate for Republican Congregation nomination for Governor of South Carolina, 1974.