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Pages in category "United States Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 537 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Civil War-era generals of the Army (Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan) with President Abraham Lincoln, March 1865. The rank of General of the Armies was revived in 1866, with the name "General of the Army of the United States" to reward the Civil War achievements of Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general of the United States Army . [151]
This category is for people who are or have been general officers in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard. See also Category:Continental Army generals , for Continental Army generals during the American Revolutionary War , and Category:American militia generals , for generals in state militias.
The Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) was the supreme military staff for the United States and Britain during World War II. It set all the major policy decisions for the two nations, subject to the approvals of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1954, the United States Congress passed Public Law 83-508, which promoted lieutenant generals who had commanded an army or Army Ground Forces during World War II to the rank of general. When it took effect on 19 July 1954, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. and Lesley J. McNair were posthumously promoted.
United States Army generals of World War II (1 C, 537 P) United States Marine Corps World War II generals (90 P) United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P)
General: Served in World War II. Richard M. Nixon United States: President of the United States (1969-1974) 1942-1946: Commander: Served in World War II. Isaías de Noronha Brazil Member of the Brazilian Military Junta of 1930: Vice Admiral Tito Okello Uganda: President of Uganda (1985–1986) 1940–1971 1979–1986: General
United States Army generals of World War II (1 C, ... Pages in category "Generals of World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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