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General of the Army (abbreviated as GA) [1] is a five-star general officer rank in the United States Army. It is generally equivalent to the rank of Field Marshal in other countries. In the United States, a General of the Army ranks above generals and is equivalent to a fleet admiral and a general of the Air Force. [2]
Pages in category "United States Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 542 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The insignia used by the United States generals and admirals of OF-10 rank. A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. [1] The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO's standard rank scale it is designated by the code OF-10.
Marshall retired from active service in 1945, but remained on active duty, as required for holders of five-star rank. [10] From 15 December 1945 to January 1947, Marshall served as a special envoy to China in an unsuccessful effort to negotiate a coalition government between the Nationalists of Chiang Kai-shek and the Communists of Mao Zedong .
Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of general, more than any other class in the history of the academy, hence the expression. [2] Two graduates reached the rank of five-star General of the Army, two were four-star generals, seven three-star lieutenant generals, 24 two-star major generals, and 24 one-star brigadier generals.
Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), commanding general of the United States Army Air Forces, the only United States Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services. [2]
General of the Army was created as five-star rank by an Act of Congress on a temporary basis with the enactment of Public Law 78-482. [137] The law creating the five-star rank stipulated that Pershing was to be considered senior to the five-star generals of World War II. [138]
The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who were killed by friendly or hostile fire, suicide, or accidents (usually airplane crashes).