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Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor , eight Purple Hearts , a Distinguished Service Cross , [ a ] a Silver Star , and four ...
Assigned ex officio rank of lieutenant general to major generals commanding the four armies of the United States. Act of July 31, 1940 54 Stat. 781: Assigned ex officio rank of lieutenant general to major generals commanding the Panama Canal and Hawaiian Departments. Act of September 22, 1941 55 Stat. 728
(1950– ) [l] Promoted to general, 24 Jun 2004. 23 Edward Soriano: 12 Aug 2002 Commanding General, I Corps, 2002–2004. 2 1970 : 32 (1946– ) First Filipino-American promoted to general officer rank. * Bantz J. Craddock: 21 Aug 2002 [22] Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2002–2004. 3
lieutenant general. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specific number of authorized positions for it set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
First woman to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Army. * Montgomery C. Meigs: 1 Jun 1997 Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1997–1998. 1 1967
General officers, Flag officers, Air officers; Field marshal: Admiral of the fleet: Marshal of the air force: General or colonel general or army general: Admiral: Air chief marshal: Lieutenant general or army corps general: Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter admiral: Air vice-marshal ...
four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below general of the Army (five-star general). There have been 260 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army.
A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...