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Was General Douglas Mc Arthur over General Eisenhower during WWII?

April 26, 2017Arthur Arts Douglas Eisenhower History Humanities MC WWII

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Was General Douglas Mc Arthur over General Eisenhower during WWII?

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Gen George Marshall was Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Eisenhower and Gen MacArthur reported to him. Both MacArthur and Eisenhower were five star generals. When General of the Army Omar N. Bradley died in April of 1981, the five star ranking was consigned to history. In all, four Army generals, four Navy admirals, and one Air Force general have held this rank. The Army’s five star generals were General George C. Marshall, General Douglas MacArthur, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General Omar N. Bradley. The Navy’s five-star fleet admirals were Admiral William D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey. And General Henry Arnold was the Air Force’s five star general. Who beats a five star general? A General of the Armies of the United States — the highest military rank of all time, hands down. To date, only George Washington and John J. Pershing have held this position.