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, active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.
The list is sortable by last name, date of rank, number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank, year commissioned, and number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank.
# | Name | Photo | Date of rank | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes |
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* | washington !George Washington | 1775-06-15 !15 Jun 1775 |
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8 | 1775 (direct) | 0 | (1732–1799) Promoted to General of the Armies, 04 Jul 1976. U.S. President, 1789–1797. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1776. | |
1 | grant !Ulysses S. Grant | 1866-07-25 !25 Jul 1866 |
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5 | 1843 (USMA) | 23 | (1822–1885) U.S. President, 1869–1877. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1863. Married great-aunt of Navy four-star admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Jr. | |
2 | sherman !William Tecumseh Sherman | 1869-03-04 !04 Mar 1869 |
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14 | 1840 (USMA) | 29 | (1820–1891) Superintendent, Louisiana Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, 1860–1861. Brother of U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman. | |
3 | sheridan !Philip Sheridan | 1888-06-01 !01 Jun 1888 |
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0 | 1853 (USMA) | 35 | (1831–1888) Died in office. | |
4 | bliss !Tasker H. Bliss | 1917-10-06-00 !06 Oct 1917 |
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2 | 1875 (USMA) | 42 | (1853–1930) Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1920–1927. | |
5 | pershing !John J. Pershing | 1917-10-06-01 !06 Oct 1917 |
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7 | 1886 (USMA) | 42 | (1860–1948) Promoted to General of the Armies, 03 Sep 1919. Chairman, Tacna-Arica Plebiscitary Commission, 1925–1926. Awarded Pulitzer Prize for History, 1932; Congressional Gold Medal, 1946. | |
6 | march !Peyton C. March | 1918-05-20 !20 May 1918 |
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2 | 1888 (USMA) | 30 | (1864–1955) | |
7 | summerall !Charles Pelot Summerall | 1929-02-23 !23 Feb 1929 |
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1 | 1892 (USMA) | 37 | (1867–1955) President, The Citadel, 1931–1953. | |
8 | macarthur !Douglas MacArthur | 1930-11-21 !21 Nov 1930 |
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15 | 1903 (USMA) | 27 | (1880–1964) Promoted to general of the Army, 18 Dec 1944. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1919–1922. Awarded Medal of Honor, 1942; Congressional Gold Medal, 1962. Relieved, 1951. | |
9 | craig !Malin Craig | 1935-10-02 !02 Oct 1935 |
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8 | 1898 (USMA) | 37 | (1875–1945) | |
10 | marshall !George C. Marshall Jr. | 1939-09-01 !01 Sep 1939 |
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6 | 1901 (VMI) | 38 | (1880–1959) Promoted to general of the Army, 16 Dec 1944. Special Representative of the President in China, 1945–1947; U.S. Secretary of State, 1947–1949; President, American Red Cross, 1949–1950; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1950–1951. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1946; Nobel Peace Prize, 1953. | |
* | hines !John L. Hines | 1940-06-15 !15 Jun 1940 |
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0 | 1891 (USMA) | 49 | (1868–1968) Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1924–1926. | |
11 | eisenhower !Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1943-02-11 !11 Feb 1943 |
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6 | 1915 (USMA) | 28 | (1890–1969) Promoted to general of the Army, 20 Dec 1944. President, Columbia University, 1948–1953; U.S. President, 1953–1961. | |
12 | arnold !Henry H. Arnold | 1943-03-19 !19 Mar 1943 |
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3 | 1907 (USMA) | 36 | (1886–1950) Promoted to general of the Army, December 21, 1944; to general of the Air Force, May 7, 1949. | |
13 | stilwelljosephw !Joseph W. Stilwell | 1944-08-01 !01 Aug 1944 |
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2 | 1904 (USMA) | 40 | (1883–1946) Died in office. | |
14 | krueger !Walter Krueger | 1945-03-05 !05 Mar 1945 |
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1 | 1901 (direct) | 44 | (1881–1967) | |
15 | somervell !Brehon B. Somervell | 1945-03-06 !06 Mar 1945 |
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1 | 1914 (USMA) | 31 | (1892–1955) | |
16 | mcnarney !Joseph T. McNarney | 1945-03-07 !07 Mar 1945 |
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7 | 1915 (USMA) | 30 | (1893–1972) | |
17 | devers !Jacob L. Devers | 1945-03-08 !08 Mar 1945 |
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4 | 1909 (USMA) | 36 | (1887–1979) | |
18 | kenney !George Kenney | 1945-03-09 !09 Mar 1945 |
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6 | 1917 (cadet) | 28 | (1889–1977) | |
19 | clarkmarkw !Mark W. Clark | 1945-03-10 !10 Mar 1945 |
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8 | 1917 (USMA) | 28 | (1896–1984) President, The Citadel, 1954–1966. | |
20 | spaatz !Carl Andrew Spaatz | 1945-03-11 !11 Mar 1945 |
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3 | 1914 (USMA) | 31 | (1891–1974) | |
21 | bradley !Omar Bradley | 1945-03-12 !12 Mar 1945 |
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8 | 1915 (USMA) | 30 | (1893–1981) Promoted to general of the Army, 22 Sep 1950. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977. | |
22 | handy !Thomas T. Handy | 1945-03-13 !13 Mar 1945 |
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9 | 1916 (VMI) | 29 | (1892–1982) | |
23 | patton !George S. Patton | 1945-04-14 !14 Apr 1945 |
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0 | 1909 (USMA) | 36 | (1885–1945) Died in office. Father-in-law of Army four-star general John K. Waters. | |
24 | hodges !Courtney Hodges | 1945-04-15 !15 Apr 1945 |
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4 | 1909 (direct) | 36 | (1887–1966) | |
25 | wainwright !Jonathan M. Wainwright | 1945-09-05 !05 Sep 1945 |
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1 | 1906 (USMA) | 39 | (1883–1953) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1945. | |
26 | clay !Lucius D. Clay | 1947-03-28 !28 Mar 1947 |
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2 | 1918 (USMA) | 29 | (1897–1978) Special Representative of the President in Berlin, 1961–1962. Son of U.S. Senator Alexander S. Clay; father of Air Force four-star general Lucius D. Clay Jr. | |
27 | collinsjlawton !J. Lawton Collins | 1948-01-24 !24 Jan 1948 |
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7 | 1917 (USMA) | 31 | (1896–1987) U.S. Special Representative to Vietnam, 1954–1955. | |
28 | haislip !Wade H. Haislip | 1949-10-01 !01 Oct 1949 |
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2 | 1912 (USMA) | 37 | (1889–1971) Governor, U.S. Soldiers' Home, 1951–1966. | |
* | walker !Walton Walker | 1951-01-02 !02 Jan 1951 |
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0 | 1912 (USMA) | 39 | (1889–1950) Died in office. Father of Army four-star general Sam S. Walker. | |
29 | ridgway !Matthew Ridgway | 1951-05-11 !11 May 1951 |
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4 | 1917 (USMA) | 34 | (1895–1993) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1986; Congressional Gold Medal, 1990. | |
30 | smith !Walter Bedell Smith | 1951-07-01 !01 Jul 1951 |
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2 | 1917 (direct) | 34 | (1895–1961) U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1946–1949; U.S. Under Secretary of State, 1953–1954. | |
31 | hull !John E. Hull | 1951-07-30 !30 Jul 1951 |
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4 | 1917 (direct) | 34 | (1895–1975) | |
32 | vanfleet !James A. Van Fleet | 1951-07-31 !31 Jul 1951 |
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2 | 1915 (USMA) | 36 | (1892–1992) Special Representative of the President in the Far East, 1954. | |
33 | gruenther !Alfred Gruenther | 1951-08-01 !01 Aug 1951 |
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5 | 1917 (USMA) | 34 | (1899–1983) President, American Red Cross, 1957–1964. | |
34 | hodge !John R. Hodge | 1952-07-05 !05 Jul 1952 |
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1 | 1917 (direct) | 35 | (1893–1963) | |
35 | taylor !Maxwell D. Taylor | 1953-06-23 !23 Jun 1953 |
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9 | 1922 (USMA) | 31 | (1901–1987) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1945–1949; U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1964–1965; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1966–1969. | |
36 | bolte !Charles L. Bolte | 1953-07-30 !30 Jul 1953 |
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2 | 1917 (direct) | 36 | (1895–1989) | |
37 | hoge !William M. Hoge | 1953-10-23 !23 Oct 1953 |
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2 | 1916 (USMA) | 37 | (1894–1979) | |
* | eichelberger !Robert L. Eichelberger | 1954-07-19-00 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1909 (USMA) | 45 | (1886–1961) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1940–1942. | |
* | truscott !Lucian Truscott | 1954-07-19-01 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1917 (direct) | 37 | (1895–1965) | |
* | gerow !Leonard T. Gerow | 1954-07-19-02 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1911 (VMI) | 43 | (1888–1972) | |
* | simpson !William Hood Simpson | 1954-07-19-03 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1909 (USMA) | 45 | (1888–1980) | |
* | lear !Ben Lear Jr. | 1954-07-19-04 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1901 (direct) | 53 | (1879–1966) | |
* | buckner !Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. | 1954-07-19-05 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1908 (USMA) | 46 | (1886–1945) Killed in action. Son of Kentucky Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. | |
* | patch !Alexander Patch | 1954-07-19-06 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1913 (USMA) | 41 | (1889–1945) Died in office. | |
* | mcnair !Lesley J. McNair | 1954-07-19-07 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1904 (USMA) | 50 | (1883–1944) Killed in action. | |
* | dewitt !John L. DeWitt | 1954-07-19-08 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1898 (direct) | 56 | (1880–1962) | |
* | wedemeyer !Albert Coady Wedemeyer | 1954-07-19-09 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1918 (USMA) | 36 | (1897–1989) Special Representative of the President in China and Korea, 1947. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1985. | |
* | richardsonrobertcjr !Robert C. Richardson, Jr. | 1954-07-19-10 !19 Jul 1954 |
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0 | 1904 (USMA) | 50 | (1882–1954) | |
38 | dahlquist !John E. Dahlquist | 1954-08-18 !18 Aug 1954 |
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2 | 1917 (direct) | 37 | (1896–1975) | |
39 | mcauliffe !Anthony McAuliffe | 1955-03-01 !01 Mar 1955 |
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1 | 1918 (USMA) | 37 | (1898–1975) | |
40 | lemnitzer !Lyman Lemnitzer | 1955-03-25 !25 Mar 1955 |
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14 | 1920 (USMA) | 35 | (1899–1988) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1987. | |
41 | palmerwillistonb !Williston B. Palmer | 1955-05-01 !01 May 1955 |
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7 | 1919 (USMA) | 36 | (1899–1973) Brother of Army four-star general Charles D. Palmer. | |
42 | white !Isaac D. White | 1955-06-22 !22 Jun 1955 |
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6 | 1922 (Norwich) | 33 | (1901–1990) | |
43 | wyman !Willard G. Wyman | 1956-03-01 !01 Mar 1956 |
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2 | 1919 (USMA) | 37 | (1898–1969) | |
44 | schuyler !Cortlandt V.R. Schuyler | 1956-05-18 !18 May 1956 |
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3 | 1922 (USMA) | 34 | (1900–1993) Commissioner, New York State Office of General Services, 1960–1971. | |
45 | decker !George Decker | 1956-05-31 !31 May 1956 |
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6 | 1924 (ROTC) | 32 | (1902–1980) | |
46 | hodes !Henry I. Hodes | 1956-06-01 !01 Jun 1956 |
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3 | 1920 (USMA) | 36 | (1899–1962) | |
47 | clarke !Bruce C. Clarke | 1958-08-01 !01 Aug 1958 |
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4 | 1925 (USMA) | 33 | (1901–1988) | |
48 | eddleman !Clyde D. Eddleman | 1959-04-01 !01 Apr 1959 |
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3 | 1924 (USMA) | 35 | (1902–1992) | |
49 | magruder !Carter B. Magruder | 1959-07-01 !01 Jul 1959 |
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2 | 1923 (USMA) | 36 | (1900–1988) | |
50 | palmercharlesd !Charles D. Palmer | 1959-10-01 !01 Oct 1959 |
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3 | 1924 (USMA) | 35 | (1902–1999) Brother of Army four-star general Williston B. Palmer. | |
51 | ruffner !Clark L. Ruffner | 1960-03-01 !01 Mar 1960 |
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2 | 1924 (VMI) | 36 | (1903–1982) | |
52 | moore !James Edward Moore | 1960-04-21 !21 Apr 1960 |
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3 | 1924 (USMA) | 36 | (1902–1986) U.S. High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1955–1958. | |
53 | powellherbertb !Herbert B. Powell | 1960-10-01 !01 Oct 1960 |
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3 | 1926 (ROTC) | 34 | (1903–1998) U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1963–1967. | |
54 | collinsjamesf !James F. Collins | 1961-04-01 !01 Apr 1961 |
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3 | 1927 (USMA) | 34 | (1905–1989) President, American Red Cross, 1964–1970. | |
55 | meloy !Guy S. Meloy, Jr. | 1961-07-01 !01 Jul 1961 |
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2 | 1927 (USMA) | 34 | (1903–1968) | |
56 | adams !Paul D. Adams | 1961-10-03 !03 Oct 1961 |
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5 | 1928 (USMA) | 33 | (1906–1987) | |
57 | harkins !Paul D. Harkins | 1962-01-02 !02 Jan 1962 |
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2 | 1929 (USMA) | 33 | (1904–1984) | |
58 | wheeler !Earle Wheeler | 1962-03-01 !01 Mar 1962 |
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8 | 1932 (USMA) | 30 | (1908–1975) Widow married Army four-star general Frank S. Besson Jr. | |
59 | hamlett !Barksdale Hamlett | 1962-04-02 !02 Apr 1962 |
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2 | 1930 (USMA) | 32 | (1908–1979) President, Norwich University, 1966–1972. | |
60 | freeman !Paul L. Freeman, Jr. | 1962-05-01 !01 May 1962 |
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5 | 1929 (USMA) | 33 | (1907–1988) | |
61 | wood !Robert J. Wood | 1962-09-01 !01 Sep 1962 |
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3 | 1930 (USMA) | 32 | (1905–1986) | |
62 | waters !John K. Waters | 1963-02-28 !28 Feb 1963 |
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3 | 1931 (USMA) | 32 | (1906–1989) Son-in-law of Army four-star general George S. Patton Jr. | |
63 | omeara !Andrew P. O'Meara | 1963-06-06 !06 Jun 1963 |
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4 | 1930 (USMA) | 33 | (1907–2005) | |
64 | parker !Theodore W. Parker | 1963-07-01 !01 Jul 1963 |
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6 | 1931 (USMA) | 32 | (1909–1994) Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation, 1969–1972. | |
65 | howze !Hamilton H. Howze | 1963-08-01 !01 Aug 1963 |
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2 | 1930 (USMA) | 33 | (1908–1998) | |
66 | harris !Hugh P. Harris | 1964-03-01 !01 Mar 1964 |
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1 | 1931 (USMA) | 33 | (1909–1979) President, The Citadel, 1965–1970. | |
67 | besson !Frank S. Besson Jr. | 1964-05-27 !27 May 1964 |
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6 | 1932 (USMA) | 32 | (1910–1985) Incorporator, National Rail Passenger Corporation, 1970–1971; Member, Board of Directors, AMTRAK, 1971–1974. Married widow of Army four-star general Earle G. Wheeler. | |
68 | johnson !Harold Keith Johnson | 1964-07-03 !03 Jul 1964 |
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4 | 1933 (USMA) | 31 | (1912–1983) | |
69 | westmoreland !William Westmoreland | 1964-08-01 !01 Aug 1964 |
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8 | 1936 (USMA) | 28 | (1914–2005) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1960–1963; candidate for Republican Party nomination for Governor of South Carolina, 1974. | |
70 | abramscreightonw !Creighton Abrams | 1964-09-04 !04 Sep 1964 |
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10 | 1936 (USMA) | 28 | (1914–1974) Died in office. Father of Army four-star general John N. Abrams. | |
71 | porter !Robert W. Porter, Jr. | 1965-03-18 !18 Mar 1965 |
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4 | 1930 (USMA) | 35 | (1908–2000) | |
72 | beach !Dwight E. Beach | 1965-07-01 !01 Jul 1965 |
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3 | 1932 (USMA) | 33 | (1908–2000) | |
73 | bonesteel !Charles H. Bonesteel III | 1966-09-01 !01 Sep 1966 |
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3 | 1931 (USMA) | 35 | (1909–1977) | |
74 | conway !Theodore J. Conway | 1966-11-01 !01 Nov 1966 |
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3 | 1933 (USMA) | 33 | (1909–1990) | |
75 | polk !James H. Polk | 1967-05-31 !31 May 1967 |
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4 | 1933 (USMA) | 34 | (1911–1992) Distant cousin of U.S. President James K. Polk. | |
76 | haines !Ralph E. Haines, Jr. | 1967-06-01 !01 Jun 1967 |
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6 | 1935 (USMA) | 32 | (1913–2011) | |
77 | woolnough !James K. Woolnough | 1967-07-01 !01 Jul 1967 |
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3 | 1932 (USMA) | 35 | (1910–1996) | |
78 | goodpaster !Andrew Goodpaster | 1968-07-03 !03 Jul 1968 |
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6 | 1939 (USMA) | 29 | (1915–2005) Staff Secretary/Defense Liaison Officer to the President, 1954–1961; Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1977–1981; President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 1983–1985. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1961 and 1984. | |
79 | harrell !Ben Harrell | 1968-07-04 !04 Jul 1968 |
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3 | 1933 (USMA) | 35 | (1911–1981) | |
80 | spivy !Berton E. Spivy, Jr. | 1968-07-31 !31 Jul 1968 |
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3 | 1934 (USMA) | 34 | (1911–1997) | |
81 | palmerbrucejr !Bruce Palmer, Jr. | 1968-08-01 !01 Aug 1968 |
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6 | 1936 (USMA) | 32 | (1913–2000) | |
82 | mather !George R. Mather | 1969-03-01 !01 Mar 1969 |
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2 | 1932 (USMA) | 37 | (1911–1993) | |
83 | chesarek !Ferdinand J. Chesarek | 1969-03-10 !10 Mar 1969 |
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1 | 1938 (USMA) | 31 | (1914–1993) | |
84 | rosson !William B. Rosson | 1969-05-15 !15 May 1969 |
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6 | 1940 (ROTC) | 29 | (1918–2004) | |
85 | throckmorton !John L. Throckmorton | 1969-08-01 !01 Aug 1969 |
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4 | 1935 (USMA) | 34 | (1913–1986) | |
86 | michaelis !John H. Michaelis | 1969-10-01 !01 Oct 1969 |
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3 | 1936 (USMA) | 33 | (1912–1985) | |
87 | hershey !Lewis Blaine Hershey | 1969-12-23 !23 Dec 1969 |
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4 | 1913 (ARNG) | 56 | (1893–1977) Director, Selective Service System, 1941–1970. | |
88 | weyand !Frederick C. Weyand | 1970-10-31 !31 Oct 1970 |
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6 | 1938 (ROTC) | 32 | (1916–2010) | |
89 | miley !Henry A. Miley, Jr. | 1970-11-01 !01 Nov 1970 |
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5 | 1940 (USMA) | 30 | (1915–2010) | |
90 | mildren !Frank T. Mildren | 1971-04-01 !01 Apr 1971 |
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2 | 1939 (USMA) | 32 | (1913–1990) | |
91 | davison !Michael S. Davison | 1971-05-26 !26 May 1971 |
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4 | 1939 (USMA) | 32 | (1917–2006) Aunt married Navy four-star admiral Arthur W. Radford. | |
92 | underwood !George V. Underwood, Jr. | 1971-10-01 !01 Oct 1971 |
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2 | 1937 (USMA) | 34 | (1913–1984) | |
93 | bennett !Donald V. Bennett | 1972-09-01 !01 Sep 1972 |
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2 | 1940 (USMA) | 32 | (1915–2005) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1966–1969; Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, 1969–1972. | |
94 | haig !Alexander M. Haig, Jr. | 1973-01-00 !Jan 1973 |
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5 | 1947 (USMA) | 26 | (1924–2010) Deputy National Security Advisor, 1970–1973; U.S. Secretary of State, 1981–1982; candidate for Republican Party nomination for U.S. President, 1988. | |
95 | kerwin !Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. | 1973-02-01 !01 Feb 1973 |
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5 | 1939 (USMA) | 34 | (1917–2008) Married widow of Marine Corps four-star general Keith B. McCutcheon. | |
96 | depuy !William E. DePuy | 1973-07-01 !01 Jul 1973 |
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4 | 1941 (ROTC) | 32 | (1919–1992) | |
97 | stilwellrichardg !Richard G. Stilwell | 1973-07-31 !31 Jul 1973 |
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3 | 1938 (USMA) | 35 | (1917–1991) U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1981–1985. | |
98 | zais !Melvin Zais | 1973-08-01 !01 Aug 1973 |
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3 | 1937 (ROTC) | 36 | (1916–1981) | |
99 | rogers !Bernard W. Rogers | 1974-11-07 !07 Nov 1974 |
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13 | 1943 (USMA) | 31 | (1921–2008) | |
100 | hennessey !John J. Hennessey | 1974-11-08 !08 Nov 1974 |
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5 | 1944 (USMA) | 30 | (1921–2001) | |
101 | deane !John R. Deane, Jr. | 1975-02-12 !12 Feb 1975 |
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2 | 1942 (USMA) | 33 | (1919– ) | |
102 | blanchard !George S. Blanchard | 1975-07-01 !01 Jul 1975 |
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4 | 1944 (USMA) | 31 | (1920–2006) | |
103 | knowlton !William A. Knowlton | 1976-06-01 !01 Jun 1976 |
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4 | 1943 (USMA) | 33 | (1920–2008) Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1970–1974. Father-in-law of Army four-star general David H. Petraeus. | |
104 | kroesen !Frederick J. Kroesen Jr. | 1976-10-01 !01 Oct 1976 |
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7 | 1943 (ROTC) | 33 | (1923– ) | |
105 | vessey !John William Vessey, Jr. | 1976-11-01 !01 Nov 1976 |
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9 | 1944 (battlefield) | 32 | (1922– ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1992. | |
106 | starry !Donn A. Starry | 1977-07-01 !01 Jul 1977 |
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6 | 1948 (USMA) | 29 | (1925–2011) | |
107 | walker !Sam S. Walker | 1977-00-01 !1977 |
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1 | 1946 (USMA) | 31 | (1925– ) Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 1981–1988. Son of Army four-star general Walton H. Walker. | |
108 | guthrie !John R. Guthrie | 1977-05-01 !01 May 1977 |
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4 | 1942 (ROTC) | 35 | (1921–2009) | |
109 | shoemaker !Robert M. Shoemaker | 1978-08-22 !22 Aug 1978 |
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4 | 1946 (USMA) | 32 | (1924– ) | |
110 | meyer !Edward C. Meyer | 1979-06-22 !22 Jun 1979 |
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4 | 1951 (USMA) | 28 | (1928– ) | |
111 | wickham !John A. Wickham, Jr. | 1979-07-10 !10 Jul 1979 |
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8 | 1950 (USMA) | 29 | (1928– ) | |
112 | warner !Volney F. Warner | 1979-08-01 !01 Aug 1979 |
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2 | 1950 (USMA) | 29 | (1926– ) | |
113 | otis !Glenn K. Otis | 1981-08-01 !01 Aug 1981 |
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7 | 1953 (USMA) | 28 | (1929– ) | |
114 | keith !Donald R. Keith | 1981-09-01 !01 Sep 1981 |
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3 | 1949 (USMA) | 32 | (1927–2004) | |
115 | cavazos !Richard E. Cavazos | 1982-02-19 !19 Feb 1982 |
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2 | 1951 (ROTC) | 31 | (1929– ) | |
116 | sennewald !Robert W. Sennewald | 1982-05-24 !24 May 1982 |
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4 | 1951 (ROTC) | 31 | (1929– ) | |
117 | robinson !Roscoe Robinson, Jr. | 1982-08-30 !30 Aug 1982 |
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3 | 1951 (USMA) | 31 | (1928–1993) | |
118 | richardsonwilliamr !William R. Richardson | 1983-02-28 !28 Feb 1983 |
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3 | 1951 (USMA) | 32 | (1929– ) | |
119 | gorman !Paul F. Gorman | 1983-05-25-00 !25 May 1983 |
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2 | 1950 (USMA) | 33 | (1927– ) | |
120 | nutting !Wallace H. Nutting | 1983-05-25-01 !25 May 1983 |
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2 | 1950 (USMA) | 33 | (1928– ) | |
121 | thurman !Maxwell R. Thurman | 1983-06-23 !23 Jun 1983 |
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7 | 1953 (ROTC) | 30 | (1931–1995) | |
122 | livsey !William J. Livsey | 1984-05-03 !03 May 1984 |
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3 | 1952 (ROTC) | 32 | (1931– ) | |
123 | thompson !Richard Horner Thompson | 1984-06-29 !29 Jun 1984 |
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3 | 1950 (direct) | 34 | (1926– ) | |
124 | kingston !Robert Kingston | 1984-11-06 !06 Nov 1984 |
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1 | 1949 (OCS) | 35 | (1928–2007) | |
125 | galvin !John R. Galvin | 1985-02-25 !25 Feb 1985 |
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7 | 1954 (USMA) | 31 | (1929– ) U.S. Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994. | |
126 | mahaffey !Fred K. Mahaffey | 1985-06-17 !17 Jun 1985 |
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1 | 1955 (ROTC) | 30 | (1934–1986) Died in office. | |
127 | merritt !Jack N. Merritt | 1985-12-01 !01 Dec 1985 |
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2 | 1953 (OCS) | 32 | (1930– ) | |
128 | vuono !Carl E. Vuono | 1986-07-01-00 !01 Jul 1986 |
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5 | 1957 (USMA) | 29 | (1934– ) | |
129 | palastra !Joseph T. Palastra, Jr. | 1986-07-01-01 !01 Jul 1986 |
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3 | 1954 (USMA) | 32 | (1931– ) | |
130 | lindsay !James J. Lindsay | 1986-10-10 !10 Oct 1986 |
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4 | 1953 (OCS) | 33 | (1932– ) | |
131 | wagner !Louis C. Wagner, Jr. | 1987-04-13 !13 Apr 1987 |
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2 | 1954 (USMA) | 33 | (1932– ) | |
132 | woerner !Frederick F. Woerner, Jr. | 1987-06-06 !06 Jun 1987 |
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2 | 1955 (USMA) | 32 | (1933– ) Relieved, 1989. | |
133 | brown !Arthur E. Brown, Jr. | 1987-06-24-00 !24 Jun 1987 |
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2 | 1953 (USMA) | 34 | (1929– ) | |
134 | menetrey !Louis C. Menetrey | 1987-06-24-01 !24 Jun 1987 |
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3 | 1953 (ROTC) | 34 | (1929–2009) | |
135 | saint !Crosbie E. Saint | 1988-06-24 !24 Jun 1988 |
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4 | 1958 (USMA) | 30 | (1936– ) | |
136 | schwarzkopf !Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. | 1988-11-23 !23 Nov 1988 |
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3 | 1956 (USMA) | 32 | (1934–2012) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991; Congressional Gold Medal, 1991. | |
137 | riscassi !Robert W. RisCassi | 1989-01-17 !17 Jan 1989 |
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4 | 1958 (ROTC) | 31 | (1936– ) | |
138 | powellcolinl !Colin Powell | 1989-04-04 !04 Apr 1989 |
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4 | 1958 (ROTC) | 31 | (1937– ) Deputy National Security Advisor, 1987; National Security Advisor, 1987–1989; U.S. Secretary of State, 2001–2005. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1991; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991 and, with distinction, 1993. | |
139 | foss !John W. Foss | 1989-08-02 !02 Aug 1989 |
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2 | 1956 (USMA) | 33 | (1933– ) | |
140 | burba !Edwin H. Burba, Jr. | 1989-09-27 !27 Sep 1989 |
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4 | 1959 (USMA) | 30 | (1936– ) | |
141 | tuttle !William G.T. Tuttle, Jr. | 1989-10-01 !01 Oct 1989 |
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3 | 1958 (USMA) | 31 | (1935– ) | |
142 | sullivan !Gordon R. Sullivan | 1990-06-04 !04 Jun 1990 |
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5 | 1959 (Norwich) | 31 | (1937– ) | |
143 | stiner !Carl Stiner | 1990-07-01 !01 Jul 1990 |
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3 | 1958 (ROTC) | 32 | (1936– ) | |
144 | joulwan !George Joulwan | 1990-11-21 !21 Nov 1990 |
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7 | 1961 (USMA) | 29 | (1939– ) | |
145 | reimer !Dennis Reimer | 1991-06-21 !21 Jun 1991 |
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8 | 1962 (USMA) | 29 | (1939– ) | |
146 | franksfrederickmjr !Frederick M. Franks, Jr. | 1991-08-23 !23 Aug 1991 |
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3 | 1959 (USMA) | 32 | (1936– ) | |
147 | ross !Jimmy D. Ross | 1992-02-01 !01 Feb 1992 |
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2 | 1958 (ROTC) | 34 | (1936– ) | |
148 | shalikashvili !John M.D. Shalikashvili | 1992-06-24 !24 Jun 1992 |
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5 | 1959 (OCS) | 33 | (1936–2011) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1997. | |
149 | maddox !David M. Maddox | 1992-07-09 !09 Jul 1992 |
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2 | 1960 (VMI) | 32 | (1938– ) | |
150 | peay !J. H. Binford Peay III | 1993-03-26 !26 Mar 1993 |
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4 | 1962 (VMI) | 31 | (1940– ) Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 2003–present. | |
151 | downing !Wayne A. Downing | 1993-05-20 !20 May 1993 |
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3 | 1962 (USMA) | 31 | (1940–2007) Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2001–2002. | |
152 | luck !Gary E. Luck | 1993-07-01 !01 Jul 1993 |
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3 | 1960 (ROTC) | 33 | (1937– ) | |
153 | salomon !Leon E. Salomon | 1994-02-11 !11 Feb 1994 |
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2 | 1959 (OCS) | 35 | (1936– ) | |
154 | mccaffrey !Barry R. McCaffrey | 1994-02-17 !17 Feb 1994 |
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2 | 1964 (USMA) | 30 | (1942– ) Director, National Drug Control Policy, 1996–2001. | |
155 | tilelli !John H. Tilelli, Jr. | 1994-07-19 !19 Jul 1994 |
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5 | 1963 (PMC) | 31 | (1941– ) | |
156 | hartzog !William W. Hartzog | 1994-12-01 !01 Dec 1994 |
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4 | 1963 (Citadel) | 31 | (1941– ) | |
157 | crouch !William W. Crouch | 1995-01-01 !01 Jan 1995 |
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3 | 1963 (ROTC) | 32 | (1941– ) | |
158 | griffith !Ronald H. Griffith | 1995-06-06 !06 Jun 1995 |
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2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 35 | (1936– ) | |
159 | shelton !Henry Shelton | 1996-03-01 !01 Mar 1996 |
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5 | 1964 (ROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 2002. | |
160 | wilson !Johnnie E. Wilson | 1996-05-01 !01 May 1996 |
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3 | 1967 (OCS) | 29 | (1944– ) | |
161 | clarkwesley !Wesley Clark | 1996-06-21 !21 Jun 1996 |
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4 | 1966 (USMA) | 30 | (1944– ) Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. President, 2004. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000. | |
162 | bramlett !David A. Bramlett | 1996-09-01 !01 Sep 1996 |
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2 | 1964 (USMA) | 32 | (1941– ) | |
163 | shinseki !Eric Shinseki | 1997-08-05 !05 Aug 1997 |
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6 | 1965 (USMA) | 32 | (1942– ) U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009– | |
164 | schoomaker !Peter Schoomaker | 1997-10-04 !04 Oct 1997 |
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7 | 1969 (ROTC) | 28 | (1946– ) Brother of Eric Schoomaker | |
165 | schwartz !Thomas A. Schwartz | 1998-08-31 !31 Aug 1998 |
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4 | 1967 (USMA) | 31 | (1945– ) | |
166 | abramsjohnn !John N. Abrams | 1998-09-14 !14 Sep 1998 |
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4 | 1968 (OCS) | 30 | (1946– ) Son of Army four-star general Creighton W. Abrams Jr. | |
167 | meigs !Montgomery C. Meigs | 1998-11-10 !10 Nov 1998 |
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4 | 1967 (USMA) | 31 | (1945– ) Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2005–2007. Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs. | |
168 | keane !Jack Keane | 1999-01-22 !22 Jan 1999 |
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4 | 1966 (ROTC) | 33 | (1943– ) | |
169 | coburn !John G. Coburn | 1999-05-14 !14 May 1999 |
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2 | 1963 (ROTC) | 36 | (1941– ) | |
170 | hendrix !John W. Hendrix | 1999-11-23 !23 Nov 1999 |
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2 | 1965 (ROTC) | 34 | (1942– ) | |
171 | kernan !William F. Kernan | 2000-07-00 !Jul 2000 |
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2 | 1968 (OCS) | 32 | (1946– ) | |
172 | frankstommyr !Tommy Franks | 2000-07-06 !06 Jul 2000 |
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3 | 1967 (OCS) | 33 | (1945– ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004. | |
173 | ellis !Larry R. Ellis | 2001-00-00 !2001 |
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3 | 1969 (ROTC) | 32 | (1946– ) | |
174 | kern !Paul J. Kern | 2001-10-30 !30 Oct 2001 |
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3 | 1967 (USMA) | 34 | (1945– ) | |
175 | laporte !Leon J. LaPorte | 2002-05-01 !01 May 2002 |
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4 | 1968 (ROTC) | 34 | (1946– ) | |
176 | hill !James T. Hill | 2002-08-18 !18 Aug 2002 |
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2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 34 | (1946– ) | |
177 | byrnes !Kevin P. Byrnes | 2002-11-07 !07 Nov 2002 |
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3 | 1969 (OCS) | 33 | (1950– ) Relieved, 2005. | |
178 | bell !Burwell B. Bell III | 2002-12-03 !03 Dec 2002 |
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6 | 1969 (ROTC) | 33 | (1947– ) | |
179 | abizaid !John P. Abizaid | 2003-06-27 !27 Jun 2003 |
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4 | 1973 (USMA) | 30 | (1951– ) | |
180 | brown !Bryan D. Brown | 2003-08-25 !25 Aug 2003 |
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4 | 1970 (OCS) | 33 | (1948– ) | |
181 | casey !George W. Casey, Jr. | 2003-12-01 !01 Dec 2003 |
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8 | 1970 (ROTC) | 33 | (1948– ) | |
182 | cody !Richard A. Cody | 2004-06-24 !24 Jun 2004 |
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4 | 1972 (USMA) | 32 | (1950– ) | |
183 | mcneill !Dan K. McNeill | 2004-07-01 !01 Jul 2004 |
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4 | 1968 (ROTC) | 36 | (1946– ) | |
184 | griffin !Benjamin S. Griffin | 2004-11-05 !05 Nov 2004 |
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4 | 1970 (OCS) | 34 | (1946– ) | |
185 | craddock !Bantz J. Craddock | 2005-01-01 !01 Jan 2005 |
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4 | 1971 (ROTC) | 33 | (1949– ) | |
186 | wallace !William S. Wallace | 2005-00-00 !2005 |
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3 | 1969 (USMA) | 36 | (1946– ) | |
187 | mckiernan !David D. McKiernan | 2005-12-00 !Dec 2005 |
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4 | 1972 (ROTC) | 33 | (1950– ) Resigned, 2009. | |
188 | ward !William E. Ward | 2006-05-03 !03 May 2006 |
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5 | 1971 (ROTC) | 35 | (1949– ) U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, 2005. Retired as lieutenant general due to excessive spending of government funds. | |
189 | campbell !Charles C. Campbell | 2007-01-09 !09 Jan 2007 |
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3 | 1970 (ROTC) | 37 | (1948– ) | |
190 | petraeus !David Petraeus | 2007-02-10 !10 Feb 2007 |
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4 | 1974 (USMA) | 33 | (1952– ) Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011–2012. Son-in-law of Army four-star general William A. Knowlton. | |
191 | sharp !Walter L. Sharp | 2008-06-02 !02 Jun 2008 |
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3 | 1974 (USMA) | 34 | (1952– ) | |
192 | chiarelli !Peter W. Chiarelli | 2008-08-04 !04 Aug 2008 |
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4 | 1972 (ROTC) | 36 | (1950– ) | |
193 | ham !Carter F. Ham | 2008-08-28 !28 Aug 2008 |
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4 | 1976 (ROTC) | 32 | (1952– ) | |
194 | odierno !Raymond T. Odierno | 2008-09-16 !16 Sep 2008 |
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4 | 1976 (USMA) | 32 | (1954– ) | |
195 | dunwoody !Ann E. Dunwoody | 2008-11-14 !14 Nov 2008 |
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4 | 1975 (direct) | 33 | (1953– ) First woman to achieve this rank. | |
196 | dempsey !Martin E. Dempsey | 2008-12-08 !08 Dec 2008 |
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4 | 1974 (USMA) | 34 | (1952– ) | |
197 | mcchrystal !Stanley A. McChrystal | 2009-06-15 !15 Jun 2009 |
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1 | 1976 (USMA) | 33 | (1954– ) Resigned, 2010. | |
198 | alexander !Keith B. Alexander | 2010-05-21 !21 May 2010 |
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2 | 1974 (USMA) | 36 | (1952– ) Director, National Security Agency, 2005–present. | |
199 | thurman !James D. Thurman | 2010-06-03 !03 Jun 2010 |
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2 | 1975 (ROTC) | 35 | (1953– ) | |
200 | austin !Lloyd J. Austin III | 2010-09-01 !01 Sep 2010 |
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2 | 1975 (USMA) | 35 | (1953– ) | |
201 | cone !Robert W. Cone | 2011-04-29 !29 Apr 2011 |
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1 | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | (1957– ) | |
202 | jacoby !Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. | 2011-08-03 !03 Aug 2011 |
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1 | 1978 (USMA) | 33 | (c. 1955– ) | |
203 | rodriguez !David M. Rodriguez | 2011-09-12 !12 Sep 2011 |
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1 | 1976 (USMA) | 35 | (195?– ) | |
204 | via !Dennis L. Via | 2012-08-07 !07 Aug 2012 |
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0 | 1980 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1958– ) | |
205 | via !Frank J. Grass | 2012-09-07 !07 Sep 2012 |
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0 | 1981 (OCS) | 31 | (c. 1951– ) | |
206 | via !John F. Campbell | 2012-13-00 ! |
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-- | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | (c. 1957– ) |
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