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A proper five-star rank of fleet admiral was created in 1944 in order to give United States military officers comparable rank to five-star officers of allied nations. The rank of fleet admiral was created by an Act of Congress for four officers to hold on a temporary basis under Pub.L. 78-482 on December 14, 1944. [8]
Before the five-star ranks were established in 1944, [1] two officers had previously been promoted from their four-star ranks to the superior and unique ranks of Admiral of the Navy and General of the Armies: Admiral George Dewey (appointment 1903 retroactive to 1899, died 1917) and General John J. Pershing (appointed 1919, died 1948). In 1944 ...
1762 – General-Admiral Tsar Paul I (1754–1801) 1784 – General-Field marshal Prince Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791) 1796 – Navy General-Field marshal Count Ivan Chernyshyov (1726–1797) 1831 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892) 1883 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (1850–1908)
Each entry lists the admiral's name, date of rank, [1] active-duty positions held while serving at four-star rank, [2] number of years of active-duty service at four-star rank (Yrs), [3] year commissioned and source of commission, [4] number of years in commission when promoted to four-star rank (YC), [5] and other biographical notes.
O-5 and O-6 are senior officers: commander and captain. O-7 through O-10 are flag officers: rear admiral (lower half) , rear admiral , vice admiral (three stars), and admiral . [3] [4] Fleet admiral was a five-star flag officer rank. It was awarded to four officers during World War II and has not been authorized since.
John D. Price – admiral who, early in his career, set many records as a naval aviator; Eli Thomas Reich – vice admiral, only submariner to sink a Japanese battleship unaided during WW2; Jamila Reinhardt – naval aviator, current player on the USA Rugby women's national team; Hyman G. Rickover – admiral, "Father of the Nuclear Navy"
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. This proposal has not been officially recognized by the military or Congress.
List of United States Navy four-star admirals; List of United States Navy tombstone vice admirals; List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009; List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2010 to 2019; List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960; List of United States Navy vice admirals since 2020