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Albert Coady Wedemeyer
Albert Coady Wedemeyer (July 9, 1897 – 1989), American four-star general from Omaha, Nebraska, author of the 1941 Victory Plan, commander of US forces in China and chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek from October 1944, and Truman's 1947 fact-finding envoy to China and Korea.
Anthony McAuliffe
Anthony C. McAuliffe (1898–1975), U.S. Army general, acting commander of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge; famous for replying "Nuts!" to a German surrender demand on 22 December 1944; later Chief of Chemical Corps and commander of U.S. Army Europe.
Archibald Roosevelt
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt (Archie, 1894-1979), third son of President Theodore Roosevelt, US Army officer wounded in both world wars, the only American medically discharged twice for the same wound, and founder of investment firm Roosevelt and Cross.
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845-1912), Union Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient at Missionary Ridge, later Major General and U.S. military governor of the Philippines 1900-1901, father of Douglas MacArthur.
Bonner Fellers
Bonner Frank Fellers (1896–1973), US Army brigadier general, military attaché in Cairo 1940–1942 whose intercepted Black Code reports aided Rommel, and MacArthur's military secretary who helped shield Emperor Hirohito from trial.
Carwood Lipton
Clifford Carwood "Lip" Lipton (1920–2001), Easy Company first sergeant and second lieutenant in the 101st Airborne's 506th PIR; Brécourt Manor and Foy leader who suggested the title Band of Brothers, from Ambrose's book and the HBO series in which Donnie Wahlberg played him.
Charles Pelot Summerall
Charles Pelot Summerall (1867-1955), American general and Army Chief of Staff 1926-1930, commanded the 1st Division and V Corps in World War I France and later served as president of The Citadel, 1931-1953.
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), American five-star General of the Army, led Southwest Pacific forces in WWII, governed occupied Japan 1945–1951, commanded UN forces in Korea, and was relieved by President Truman in April 1951.
Edward Shames
Edward Shames was an American Army officer of Easy Company, 101st Airborne, who jumped into Normandy on D-Day and was the last surviving Band of Brothers officer.
Edwin Walker
Edwin Walker, also known as General Edwin Walker, was a United States Army major general from Texas who enforced school desegregation at Little Rock in 1957.
Elwell Stephen Otis
Elwell Stephen Otis (1838–1909), American major general and lawyer, Harvard LL.B. and 140th New York Infantry veteran, was military governor of the Philippines August 1898–May 1900, issuing the 'benevolent assimilation' proclamation.
Frank Merrill
Frank Dow Merrill (1903–1955), American major general, West Point class of 1929 and Japanese-language officer, commanded the 5307th Composite Unit, Merrill's Marauders, in Burma 1944, capturing Myitkyina airfield before heart trouble ended his field command.
Frank Ross McCoy
Frank Ross McCoy (1874–1954) was a United States Army major general and soldier-diplomat who chaired the Far Eastern Commission overseeing occupied Japan from 1945 to 1949.
George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (1880–1959), American General of the Army and statesman; not to be confused with Chief Justice John Marshall. Chief of Staff 1939–45, Secretary of State 1947–49, Secretary of Defense 1950–51, architect of the Marshall Plan and 1953 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
George Crook
George Crook (1828–1890), Union general and U.S. Army commander in the Indian Wars: Paiute, Apache, and Great Sioux War campaigns, Battle of the Rosebud, and later advocacy of Native American rights.
George S. Patton
George S. Patton (1885–1945), US Army general, led the Third Army across Europe in World War II after commanding in North Africa and Sicily; also a 1912 Olympic modern pentathlete.
Hugh Aloysius Drum
Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879–1951), U.S. Army lieutenant general: youngest officer of his era via McKinley commission, First Army chief of staff in World War I, Eastern Defense Command head, passed over for Marshall in 1939, and namesake of Fort Drum, New York.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin (1907-1990), "Jumpin' Jim" or "the Jumping General," was a US Army lieutenant general who commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II, made four combat jumps, and later served as Ambassador to France, 1961-1962.
John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing (1860–1948), called Black Jack, commanded the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, insisted on independent American command, became General of the Armies and Chief of Staff, and won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Jonathan M. Wainwright (general)
Jonathan M. Wainwright was an American Army general who surrendered Corregidor to the Japanese in 1942, spent over three years as a prisoner of war, and received the Medal of Honor.
Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883-1946), 'Vinegar Joe,' was the US Army general and Chinese-speaking chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek who commanded American CBI forces 1942-44 until his recall at Chiang's demand.
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), North Carolina lawyer and brigadier general, was the last U.S. Secretary of War (July 1947) and first Secretary of the Army (1947-1949), known for defending the 1942 German saboteurs.
Leonard Wood
Leonard Wood (1860–1927), American physician-general, Medal of Honor recipient in the Geronimo campaign, commander of the Rough Riders, military governor of Cuba, Army Chief of Staff 1910–1914, and 1920 Republican presidential contender.
Lesley J. McNair
Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944), U.S. Army lieutenant general, commanded Army Ground Forces and trained the ninety WWII divisions; killed by friendly fire near Saint-Lô during Operation Cobra, July 25, 1944.
Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves (1896-1970), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lieutenant general, built the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project from September 1942, selecting Oak Ridge, Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oppenheimer, until the 1947 Atomic Energy Commission takeover.
Lucius D. Clay
Lucius DuBignon Clay was a US Army general and logistics specialist who served as Military Governor of Germany and directed the Berlin Airlift before acting as President Kennedy's representative.
Malin Craig
Malin Craig (1875-1945) was a U.S. Army general, Chief of Staff 1935-1939 between MacArthur and Marshall; West Point 1898, cavalry officer, WWI I Corps chief of staff, modernized the Army and chose Marshall as successor.
Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark (1896-1984), U.S. Army four-star general, commanded the Fifth Army and 15th Army Group in Italy, captured Rome in 1944, signed the 1953 Korean armistice as UN Command chief, and led The Citadel 1954-1965.
Maxwell D. Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor (1901–1987), American four-star general, 101st Airborne commander on D-Day, Army Chief of Staff 1955–59, author of flexible response doctrine, Kennedy's military representative and JCS Chairman 1962–64, later US ambassador to South Vietnam 1964–65.
Omar Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley (1893–1981), the "GI General," commanded II Corps, First Army, and the 12th Army Group in Europe, served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and became General of the Army in 1950.