Genesis of the Book
General of the Army General of the Army (Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan) General of the Armies (Pershing and Washington) General of the Army rank (temporary) reestablished by Public Law 78-482, 14 Dec 1944 Army Reg 600-35 authorized five star insignia Public Law 333, passed in March, 1946, made five-star rank permanent Also established Fleet Admiral rank
Officer Education and the Fort Leavenworth Schools, 1881-1940
Fort Leavenworth 1881-1918 School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry, est. 1881 Spanish-American War and Root Reforms General Order No. 155, 27 Nov 1901 School of the Line/General Staff College World War I Langres Course, 1917-1918
Fort Leavenworth 1919-1940 1919-1923: pre-1916 Model followed Command and General Staff School established, 1923 Two-year course established, 1928 Reverted to one-year course, 1935 Between the wars = 3,677 officers graduated from one and two year courses
Generals of the Army George Catlett Marshall Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower Henry H. Hap Arnold Omar N. Bradley
Biographical Chapters* Family and Early Life Early Military Career Leavenworth Experience Rise to Greatness Wartime Career Post-War Career Lasting Historical Significance *Chapter Authors are serving Military History faculty at CGSC.
George C. Marshall Born 31 Dec, 1880, in Uniontown, PA Graduated from VMI In 1901 Attended School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry, 1906-1908 Served as instructor in Department of Engineering, 1909-1910 Deployed to France with 1 st Infantry Division in 1917 Finished the war as BG, deputy chief of staff for operations, 1 st Army Became Assistant Commandant of Infantry School in 1927 President Roosevelt named him 15 th Army Chief of Staff on 27 April 1939 Promoted to General of the Army in Dec 1944 Served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Died in 1959
Douglas MacArthur Born 26 Jan, 1880, in Little Rock, AR Stationed at Leavenworth with his father, 1886-1889 Graduated from West Point In 1903 Served at Leavenworth, 1908-1912 Deployed to France with 42 nd Division in Oct, 1917 Promoted to BG in June, 1918 Became West Point Superintendant in 1919 Became commander of Military District of Manila in 1922 Became Army Chief of Staff in Nov 1930 Returned to the Philippines in 1935 Escaped from Corregidor in Feb 1942 Returned to the Philippines in Oct 1944 Promoted to General of the Army, 18 Dec 1944 Named UNC commander and directs Inchon Landing Relieved by President Truman in April 1951 Died 5 Apr 1964
Dwight D. Eisenhower Born 14 Oct 1890 in Denison, TX, but grew up in Abilene, KS Graduated from West Point in June 1915 Trained troops during WWI Attended Command and General Staff College 1925-26 Served as MacArthur s military assistant in the Philippines, 1935-39 Named Commander of ETO, June 1942 Oversaw Operations TORCH and HUSKY, 1943 Named Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Dec 1943 Commander Operation OVERLORD, June 1944 Promoted to General of the Army, 20 Dec 1944 Became Army Chief of Staff, Nov 1945 34 th President of the United States, 1953-61 Died on 28 Mar, 1969
Henry H. Hap Arnold Born 25 June, 1886, in Gladwyne, PA Graduated from West Point in 1907 Initially commissioned in the Infantry and assigned to the Philippines Took flight training in 1911 and became close personal friend with Billy Mitchell Attended Command and Staff College, 1928-29 Named Assistant Chief of Air Corps in 1935 Became Chief of Staff, Army Air Forces, 1938 Promoted to 5-star rank on 21 Dec, 1944 Died 5 Jan, 1950
Omar N. Bradley Born 12 Feb, 1893, in Clark, MO Attended West Point, 1911-1915 Early assignments included Fort Wright, Fort Benning, and Hawaii Attended Command and General Staff College, 1928-29 Commandant of the Infantry School, 1940-41 Commander of the 82 nd Division, 1941-42 Commander of II Corps, 1943 Commander of 12 th Army Group, 1944 Became Army Chief of Staff, 1948 Became Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1949 Promoted to General of the Army, 22 Sep 1950 Died 8 April 1981
Afterword It is at the Command and General Staff College that field grade officers receive an educational experience that prepares them for the rest of their careers of service to the Army and the nation General David H. Petraeus, 2006
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