How many 5 Star Admirals has the U. S. had, and who were they?

Answer 1

General of the Army (5 stars)

George C. Marshall (16 Dec 1944)
Douglas MacArthur (18 Dec 1944)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (20 Dec 1944)
Henry Arnold (21 Dec 1944)
Omar Bradley (20 Sep 1950)

5 Star Fleet Admirals
The Navy's Fleet Admirals were:

William Daniel Leahy
Ernest Joseph King
Chester William Nimitz
William Frederick Halsey, Jr.

Answer 2

5 Star Admirals

Answer 3

The Navy's Fleet Admirals were:

William Daniel Leahy
Ernest Joseph King
Chester William Nimitz
William Frederick Halsey, Jr.

Answer 4

There have only been a few 5 star flag officers, (general or admiral), but the only admiral that I know of was Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Pacific Theater, during World War Two. The Five star rank coould only have come after the four star rank of general was added, so it had to be this century, not many oppurtunities.

Sorry, just found this. There were four five star (Fleet Admirals) in the Navy during world war 2.

William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz and William "Bull" Halsey

There have only been four army 5-star general Generals Marshal, MacArthur, Eisenhower and Bradley.

The air force has had one five star general, General Hap arnold, who was actually awarded the rank twice, once in 1944, while it was still the Army Air Force, and again in 1947 after the AAF had been separated and redesignated the United States Air Force

Answer 5

Five Star Admirals

Answer 6

The navy calls them Fleet Admirals. There have been four:
• William Daniel Leahy
• Ernest Joseph King
• Chester William Nimitz
• William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
They were all appointed in 1944, during WWII

Answer 7

There has been four 5-star Admirals in the U.S. Navy.

William Leahy
Ernest King
Chester Nimitz
William "Bull" Halsey, Jr.

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How many 5 Star Admirals has the U. S. had, and who were they?

Answer 9

There are no 5 star generals right now. You are correct that this rank is only provided during a time of war, but that is defined as requiring an Act of War, which is issued by Congress. Currently, there are numerous 4-star Generals, they are commanders of major theaters or support commands (SOUTHCOM, CENTCOM, PACOM, EUROCOM, TRANSCOM, FORSCOM, TRADOC etc.). In addition, there is a 4-star representative from each component serving on the the Chiefs of Staff. Yearly, one of these is elevated to the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is considered the senior military person in the Armed Forces. Currently it is a U.S. Marine named General Peter Pace.

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General of the Army (GA) is a five-star general officer and is currently considered the highest possible rank in the United States Army. A special grade of General of the Armies, which ranks above General of the Army, does exist but has only been confirmed twice in the history of the Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to a Fleet Admiral and a General of the Air Force; there is no established equivalent five-star rank in the other four uniformed services. Often referred to as a "five-star general", General of the Army is reserved for war-time use only and is not currently active in the US military. The Army's Five-Star Generals: General George C. Marshall General Douglas MacArthur General Dwight D. Eisenhower General Omar N. Bradley The Navy's Five-Star Fleet Admirals: Admiral William D. Leahy Admiral Ernest J. King Admiral Chester Nimitz Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey The Air Force Five-Star General: General Henry "Hap" Arnold --Note: General Arnold actually was awarded this rank twice. In 1944, he received his fifth star while the air force was still part of the Army. It was then known as the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF). After the AAF separated from the Army in 1947 and was renamed the United States Air Force, Arnold became the new service's only five-star General of the Air Force. History : In December of 1944, in the midst of World War Two, the new Five-Star officer rank was created, allowing generals and admirals to place a total of five stars on their uniforms and flags. In all, four Army generals, four Navy admirals and one Air Force general have held this rank. George Washington holds the highest rank in U.S. military history, "General of the Armies of the United States," (note the plural use of "armies") which was awarded posthumously. General John "Black Jack" Pershing was awarded the title "General of the Armies of the United States," but wore only four stars. By an act of Congress (Joint Resolution of Congress, Public Law 94-479) in 1976, George Washington, was said to "have precedence over all other grades of the Army, past and present." Following the U.S. Civil War, Congress created the rank of "General of the Army." In 1866, General Ulysses S. Grant was given this title. Upon Grant's retirement from the Army in 1869, General William T. Sherman followed Grant in this office. In 1888, General Philip H. Sheridan was promoted from Lieutenant General to General of the Army, and held that office until his death.