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Jack Keane
Jack Keane (John F. Keane) is a retired U.S. Army four-star general and former vice chief of staff who, with Frederick Kagan, devised and promoted the 2007 Iraq troop surge of 30,000 troops, later chairing the Institute for the Study of War and serving as a Fox News analyst.
James C. McConville
James C. McConville (born 1959), retired U.S. Army general, 40th Chief of Staff of the Army 2019-2023, former 101st Airborne commander and first aviator chief, known for the BCAP command assessment programs.
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.
James P. Isenhower III
James P. Isenhower III, U.S. Army lieutenant general, Combined Arms Command and Fort Leavenworth commanding general since 2025; former 1st Armored Division commander and 1st Multi-Domain Task Force leader; West Point 1992, Duke history PhD.
Jasper Jeffers
Jasper Jeffers III (born 1970) is a US Army major general, Virginia Tech-commissioned infantry and Ranger officer, former SOCCENT commander, Lebanon ceasefire overseer, and since January 2026 commander of the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.
Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson Columbus Davis (1828-1879), Union Civil War general and veteran of Fort Sumter, Pea Ridge, and Sherman's campaigns; killed General Bull Nelson in 1862 and abandoned freed slaves at Ebenezer Creek; later commanded Alaska and ended the Modoc War.
John C. Pemberton
John Clifford Pemberton (1814–1881), Philadelphia-born West Pointer and Confederate lieutenant general, commanded the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and surrendered Vicksburg to Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.
John C. Raaen Jr.
John C. Raaen Jr., born John Carpenter Raaen Jr., is a retired Army major general who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and commanded US Army Armament Command.
John Eisenhower
John S. D. Eisenhower (1922-2013), son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was a U.S. Army officer, Ambassador to Belgium 1969-1971, and military historian, author of The Bitter Woods and ten books.
John F. Campbell (general)
John F. Campbell, also known as John Francis Campbell, is a retired United States Army four-star general who commanded U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2014 to 2016.
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.
John Laurens
John Laurens (1754–1782), American Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel, aide-de-camp to George Washington, advocate of enlisting enslaved men with freedom, envoy to France, killed at the Combahee River; distinct from the Australian politician John Laurens (1821–1894).
John Paul Vann
John Paul Vann (born John Paul Tripp, 1924–1972), U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and later civilian pacification chief in South Vietnam; Ap Bac critic, III Corps pacification director, first civilian to command troops in a combat zone.
John Schofield
John McAllister Schofield (1831–1906), Union general, Medal of Honor recipient at Wilson's Creek, commander of the Army of the Ohio at Franklin and Nashville, Secretary of War 1868–1869, and Commanding General of the U.S. Army 1888–1895.
John Sedgwick
John Sedgwick (1813–1864), Union major general nicknamed "Uncle John," commanded the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac; killed at Spotsylvania on May 9, 1864, the highest-ranking Union officer to die in the Civil War.
John William Vessey Jr.
John William Vessey Jr. (1922–2016), American Army general and tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1982–1985) under Reagan; last WWII combat veteran chairman, later US envoy to Vietnam for POW/MIA affairs.
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 A. Ryan
Joseph A. Ryan is a US Army four-star general, West Point class of 1991 Infantry officer, former 25th Infantry Division commander and Army G-3/5/7, now commanding US Army Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg since December 2025.
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.
Joseph Taylor (colonel)
Joseph Taylor (1741/42-1815) was Colonel/Commandant of the Granville County, North Carolina militia, 1775-1783, leading it at Moore's Creek Bridge and Guilford Court House; later NC Senator (1781, 1803). Distinct from the Philadelphia politician, Joseph Pannell Taylor, and other same-era namesakes.
Joseph Votel
Joseph L. Votel, retired U.S. Army four-star general; commanded 75th Rangers, JSOC, SOCOM (2014-2016), and CENTCOM (2016-2019), leading the 79-nation coalition that defeated the ISIS caliphate.
Keith Kellogg
Joseph Keith Kellogg Jr., retired US Army lieutenant general, Vietnam veteran with the Silver Star, commanded the 82nd Airborne; NSC chief of staff, acting national security adviser, Pence's NSA adviser, and Trump's Ukraine envoy.
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.
Kevin Leahy (general)
Kevin C. Leahy is a US Army lieutenant general and Special Forces officer commanding United States Army Central since March 2026, after leading Special Operations Command Central and Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.
Laura J. Richardson
Laura J. Richardson is a retired U.S. Army four-star general, first woman to command U.S. Southern Command (2021-2024), former Army North commander, 101st Airborne assault helicopter battalion commander in Iraq, later USGLC advisory council co-chair.
Lawrence G. Ferguson
Lawrence G. (Gil) Ferguson, U.S. Army lieutenant general from Tupelo, Mississippi; Air Force Academy 1990 cross-commission into Army; Special Forces officer; commanded 1st SFC and took USASOC command November 24, 2025.
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.
Leonidas Polk
Leonidas Polk (1806–1864), Episcopal bishop of Louisiana and Confederate lieutenant general, West Point classmate of Jefferson Davis; led corps at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and the Atlanta campaign; killed at Pine Mountain, Georgia, June 14, 1864.
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.