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In the United States Armed Forces, a six-star rank is a proposed rank immediately superior to a five-star rank, possibly to be worn by the General of the Armies or Admiral of the Navy; however, this proposal was never officially recognized by the military or by Congress.
May 6, 2024 · On March 13, 1978, a law was passed to promote Washington to the rank of six-star general, General of the Armies of the United States, effective July 4, 1976. It determined that "no officer of the ...
Jul 5, 2022 · Today, it is the equivalent of a six-star general with autonomous authority equal to the Admiral of the Navy, but senior to General of the Army, General of the Air Force, and Fleet Admiral. How did one attain this an honor and the right to exercise complete control over our Armed Forces?
Jul 20, 2023 · Hap Arnold was actually general of both the Army and the Air Force, making him the only man to ever hold both titles. But that doesn’t make him the highest-ranking military official. That honor...
Briefly, he was recalled to active service as the senior officer of the Army, from 13 July 1798 until his death on 14 December 1799, but he never took the field. Washington was posthumously appointed to the six-star grade of General of the Armies of the United States by Congress on 19 January 1976.
Sep 15, 2022 · John J. Pershing (1860-1948): one of two six-star generals in the history of the United States. Biography. Pershing was born the first of nine children in September 1860 to farmer John Fletcher Pershing and homemaker Ann Elizabeth Thompson.
World War II produced a handful of “five-star” flag officers, with “general of the army” or “fleet admiral” designations but preceding them was a lone “six-star” officer: John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing, “General of the Armies.” He was the only officer in modern history elevated to that high rank.
