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  1. 3 days ago · General of the Army / Armies. While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.

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  2. 8 hours ago · George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the ...

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  4. 3 days ago · There are currently 43 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 13 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, eight in the Navy, 13 in the Air Force, three in the Space Force, two in the Coast Guard, and one in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Of the eight federal uniformed services, the NOAA ...

  5. May 3, 2024 · David Petraeus (born November 7, 1952, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.) is a U.S. army general who was appointed by Pres. George W. Bush to head multinational forces in Iraq (2007–08) and who later served as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2008–10) and as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan (2010–11).

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  6. May 9, 2024 · Chief of Staff, U.S. Southern Command. Major General Scott Jackson entered the United States Army on 20 May 1990 upon receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant and graduation from the University of Notre Dame. As an Infantry Officer, Maj. Gen. Jackson has served in leadership positions in Airborne, Air Assault, and Mechanized Infantry Units.

  7. May 8, 2024 · Douglas MacArthur (born January 26, 1880, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.—died April 5, 1964, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War.

  8. 4 days ago · 12. Sergeant Major Daniel J. Daly. Image: wikipedia.org. Sergeant Major Daniel J. Daly is known as “the fightinest Marine I ever knew.”. Therefore, he makes the list of the most famous Marines. Sergeant Major Daly is one of few Marines who received the highest military award twice.

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