Who was the only 6 star general and what was his date of rank?

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Hint: I was in the Army when his promotion orders came thru and my time of service was 1973 - 1993.

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Answer 1

In the United States Army military hierarchy, General of the Armies is traditionally considered a rank superior to a five-star general, also known as "General of the Army" (note the difference between the two ranks). It is sometimes considered a six-star rank. The full title of the military rank is "General of the Armies of the United States", although the rank is commonly referred to simply as "General of the Armies". The only people in history to hold the title General of the Armies were John J. Pershing and George Washington.

John Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), the senior U.S. Army General of World War I, was granted the rank of General of the Armies in 1919 in recognition of his performance as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force. General Pershing was offered the option to create his own insignia for the new position, but continued to wear the four stars of a regular General. At the time of Pershing's appointment to the rank, the position was considered more of a title than a rank, comparable to the Civil War title "General of the Army."

During his lifetime, George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) never held the rank "General of the Armies." During the American Revolution he held the title of "General and Commander in Chief" in the Continental Army. After his death, Washington was listed as a Lieutenant General on the Continental rolls, and he never wore more than three stars on his military uniform.

A year prior to his death, Washington was appointed by President John Adams to the rank of Lieutenant General in the United States Army during the Quasi-War, after he had left office as President of the United States. Washington never exercised active authority under his new rank, however, and Adams made the appointment mainly to frighten the French, with whom war seemed certain.

On 11 October 1976, by Act of Congress, Washington was posthumously appointed to the rank of General of the Armies. The appointment was backdated to July 4, 1776 and was not considered a promotion to six-star general, but rather a symbolic promotion that made Washington the most-senior United States military officer. By executive order of President Gerald Ford, it was also determined that George Washington would always remain senior and could never be outranked by any other officer of the U.S. military.

Answer 2

6 Star General

Answer 3

Nobody. There were two men (General John Pershing and George Washington) who were promoted to "General of the Armies of the United States, which were only titles. However, even though Pershing and Washington share this rank, Washington was named the highest military ranking officer, past AND future. You can actually see this for yourself if you look at any chart showing U.S. Armed Forces ranks and ratings charts. The absolute highest you can go is to 5-Star General (General of the Army, Admiral of the Navy, or General of the Air Force). Because the USMC is a branch of the USN, their highest possible attainable rank is as a 4-Star General (just plain old 'General'). The titles given to both Pershing and Washington have no officially recognized rank in US rank structure. I hope this helped.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Truthfully, the US Army says there has never been a six-star rank. Pershing (and Washington after his death) were given the titles of General of the Armies but there was never any official rank insignia named. Further, Pershing was given permission to come up with own. He shifted the four silver stars to gold. Tho this was never officially recogniz'd by the Army.

General of the Armies was thought as even with a five-star rank. In WWII, Pershing was still on activ duty (but not activ owing to his age and health) and the question was about his rank was settld by saying he was senior to all the other five-star generals.

When it lookt as if we might hav to invade Japan, it was being mull'd that a six-star rank would be made for McArthur but Japan surrender'd and the thought was droppt. Later, there was a bill put forth in Congress to make him a six-star but he said no and the bill was droppt.

In the end, there has never been an official six-star rank tho there has been the title of General of the Armies.

Answer 6

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After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "5-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first Commanding General of the United States Army, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies ( 6 star ) of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 January 19, 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on October 11, 1976. The law established the grade as having "rank and precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present,"clearly making it superior to General of the Army. The Department of the Army Order 31-3, issued on March 13, 1978 had an effective appointment date of July 4, 1976. The rank ensures that no United States military officer outranks George Washington. General Pershing is the second one I believe. General MacArthur was going to be promoted to this rank for the invasion of the Japanese homeland but the Atomic Bombs ended the war so their was no invasion.

Answer 7

General Of The Armies

Answer 8

There is one six star General, George Washington who was promoted to that rank posthumously some time in the mid 1970's by Congress.

Answer 9

Apparently and based on reading material available, there has never been a six star rank worn but two individuals were given the title associated with that rank. One wore four stars (Pershing) and one wore three stars (Washington). Washington has been proclaimed as the most senior military officer in American history and Pershing was officially deemed senior to all five star ranks in WWII even though he wore four stars that were gold, not silver.

Answer 10

to my knowledge it was not a six star general. General Pershing during world war one was promoted to Gen. of the Armies making him the highest Ranking Military General of all time. During the Bi-centennial celebration of Americas b-day George Washington was given the same rank and it was declared that he outranked all others past or present. I am quite sure this was a title and was not depicted by the wearing of 6 stars

Answer 11

A 6-star rank does not exist in the US. That said, Washington and Pershing are the only two to have been promoted to the rank of General of the Armies, which is superior to a 5-star.