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

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, past and present. The rank of

general 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 ...

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

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

(''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 (

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...

) was appointed to that rank in the Continental Army, 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

direct commission A direct commission officer (DCO) is a United States uniformed officer who has received an appointed commission without the typical prerequisites for achieving a commission, such as attending a four-year service academy, a four-year or two-year ...

(direct), 13 via

Officer Candidate School An officer candidate school (OCS) is a military school which trains civilians and enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a commission as officers in the armed forces of a country. How OCS is run differs between countries and services. Ty ...

(OCS), 8 via ROTC at a

senior military college In the United States, a senior military college (SMC) is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs under , though many other schools offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps under other secti ...

, one via ROTC at a

military junior college A military junior college (MJC) is a military-style junior college in the United States and one of the three major categories of the Army ROTC schools that allows cadets to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army reserve components in two y ...

, one via direct commission in the Army National Guard (ARNG), one via the aviation cadet program, and one via

battlefield commission A battlefield promotion (or field promotion) is an advancement in military rank that occurs while deployed in combat. A standard field promotion is advancement from current rank to the next higher rank; a "jump-step" promotion allows the recipient ...

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 '' World Almanac and Book of Facts''. 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

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(VMI), Norwich University (Norwich), Pennsylvania Military College (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 aviation cadet program (cadet); the Army National Guard (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 valo ...

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 merit ...

, 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 Continental Army, 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, but Washington died before accepting it and the rank lapsed until 1866. Washington was finally promoted to General of the Armies in 1976. ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:10 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late Define $start = 1770 Define $end = 1860 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:$start till:$end TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:$start Colors = id:csa value:rgb(1,0,0) id:time value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:category value:rgb(0.9,0.9,1) id:period value:rgb(0.5,0.5,1) id:none value:rgb(1,1,1) LineData = layer:back width:0.1 color:time at:1770 at:1780 at:1790 at:1800 at:1810 at:1820 at:1830 at:1840 at:1850 at:1860 BarData = barset:PM bar:period_0 bar:end_period bar:start_officers bar:officers bar:washington bar:end_officers PlotData= width:6 align:left fontsize:S shift:(4,-4) anchor:till barset:PM bar:period_0 from:1775 till:1783 color:period text:" Revolutionary War" bar:period_0 from:1812 till:1815 color:period text:"

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1866–1941

Flag of General of the Armies (Culver flag, 1922)

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

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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,

William T. Sherman William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

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 and later Peyton C. March; and the commander of United States forces in France, John J. Pershing.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 brevet as the U.S. military representative to the Supreme War Council. 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

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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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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.Act of August 7, 1947 fficer Personnel Act of 1947 Sections 504(b,d) ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:10 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late Define $start = 1860 Define $end = 1950 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:$start till:$end TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:$start Colors = id:csa value:rgb(1,0,0) legend: CGUSA/CSA id:europe value:rgb(0,1,0) legend: CG_AEF id:joint value:rgb(0.7,0,1) legend: Sup._War._Coun. id:fareast value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0) legend: FECOM id:army value:rgb(0,0,1) legend: Other_Army id:time value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:category value:rgb(0.9,0.9,1) id:period value:rgb(0.5,0.5,1) id:none value:rgb(1,1,1) Legend = orientation:vertical position:right LineData = layer:back width:0.1 color:time at:1870 at:1880 at:1890 at:1900 at:1910 at:1920 at:1930 at:1940 at:1941 BarData = barset:PM bar:period_0 bar:period_1 bar:end_period bar:start_officers bar:officers bar:grant bar:sherman bar:sheridan bar:bliss bar:pershing bar:march bar:spacer_summerall bar:summerall bar:macarthur bar:craig bar:marshall bar:end_officers PlotData= width:6 align:left fontsize:S shift:(4,-4) anchor:till barset:PM bar:period_0 from:1860 till:1860 color:none text:"

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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 ( VCSA) 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/ 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

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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 (

MACV U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense. MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam. MACV ...

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

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

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Joseph W. Stilwell Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. An early American popular hero of the war for leading a column walking o ...

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Walter Krueger Walter Krueger (26 January 1881 – 20 August 1967) was an American soldier and general officer in the first half of the 20th century. He commanded the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. He rose fr ...

" 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 ...

" bar:kenney from: 1945 till: 1951 color:army text:" George C. Kenney" bar:markclark from: 1945 till: 1949 color:army bar:markclark from: 1949 till: 1952 color:forscom bar:markclark from: 1952 till: 1953 color:fareast text:"

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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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) ...

" bar:ridgway from: 1951 till: 1952 color:fareast bar:ridgway from: 1952 till: 1953 color:joint bar:ridgway from: 1953 till: 1955 color:csa text:" Matthew B. Ridgway" bar:smith from: 1951 till: 1953 color:federal text:"

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 Campai ...

" bar:hull from: 1951 till: 1953 color:vcsa bar:hull from: 1953 till: 1955 color:fareast text:" John E. Hull" bar:vanfleet from: 1951 till: 1953 color:army text:"

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 Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After being commissioned towards the end of World War I, he served in the army throughout t ...

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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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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 ...

" bar:dahlquist from: 1954 till: 1956 color:forscom text:" John E. Dahlquist" bar:mcauliffe from: 1955 till: 1956 color:europe text:" Anthony C. McAuliffe" 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" 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 ...

" bar:white from: 1955 till: 1961 color:army text:" Isaac D. White" 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 ...

" bar:hodes from: 1956 till: 1959 color:europe text:" Henry I. Hodes" bar:clarke from: 1958 till: 1960 color:forscom bar:clarke from: 1960 till: 1962 color:europe text:"

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, ...

" bar:eddleman from: 1959 till: 1960 color:europe bar:eddleman from: 1960 till: 1962 color:vcsa text:" Clyde D. Eddleman" bar:magruder from: 1959 till: 1961 color:fareast text:"

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" 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." bar:adams from: 1961 till: 1966 color:joint text:" Paul D. Adams" bar:harkins from: 1962 till: 1964 color:theater text:"

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 (United States), general. He is most notable for having served during World War II as Chief of Staff, deputy ch ...

" 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" bar:hamlett from: 1962 till: 1964 color:vcsa text:" Barksdale Hamlett" 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." bar:johnson from: 1964 till: 1968 color:csa text:" Harold K. Johnson" bar:westmoreland from: 1964 till: 1968 color:theater bar:westmoreland from: 1968 till: 1972 color:csa text:" William C. Westmoreland" 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" bar:bonesteel from: 1966 till: 1969 color:fareast text:" Charles H. Bonesteel III" 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." 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" 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." bar:mather from: 1969 till: 1971 color:joint text:" George R. Mather" 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" bar:throckmorton from: 1969 till: 1973 color:joint text:" John L. Throckmorton" bar:michaelis from: 1969 till: 1972 color:fareast text:" John H. Michaelis" bar:hershey from: 1970 till: 1973 color:joint text:" Lewis B. Hershey" 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." bar:kerwin from: 1973 till: 1974 color:forscom bar:kerwin from: 1974 till: 1978 color:vcsa text:" Walter T. Kerwin Jr." 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 (United States), general who served as Commander United States Forces Korea from 1973 to 1976, and acting Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific from Sep ...

" bar:zais from: 1973 till: 1976 color:joint text:" Melvin Zais" 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" 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" 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" 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" bar:meyer from: 1979 till: 1983 color:csa text:" Edward C. Meyer" 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." 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" bar:cavazos from: 1982 till: 1984 color:forscom text:" Richard E. Cavazos" 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." 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" bar:thompson from: 1984 till: 1987 color:army text:" Richard H. Thompson" bar:kingston from: 1984 till: 1985 color:joint text:" Robert C. Kingston" bar:galvin from: 1985 till: 1992 color:joint text:" John R. Galvin" bar:mahaffey from: 1985 till: 1986 color:joint text:" Fred K. Mahaffey" 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" 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" 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 ...

" bar:riscassi from: 1989 till: 1990 color:vcsa bar:riscassi from: 1990 till: 1993 color:fareast text:" Robert W. RisCassi" bar:colinpowell from: 1989 till: 1989 color:forscom bar:colinpowell from: 1989 till: 1993 color:jcs text:" Colin L. Powell" bar:foss from: 1989 till: 1991 color:army text:"

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

" 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" 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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