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A six-star rank is a proposed special grade immediately superior to a five-star rank. After the American ranks of General of the Army and Fleet Admiral had been established in the 1940s, a proposal was made for promoting one of the generals to the superior rank of General of the Armies of the United States, while reserving John J. Pershing's seniority in that rank, and another proposal for promoting one of the admirals to the superior rank of Admiral of the Navy.
On 21 January, 1955, the US Senate considered a joint resolution "To authorize the appointment of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as "General of the Armies of the United States". The resolution stated that this was "in recognition of the great services to his country" he had rendered, and that "the President is hereby authorized to appoint General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the office of General of the Armies of the United States (which office is hereby revived for this purpose), such appointment to take effect as of the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth, January 26, 1955."[2] The proposal was shelved and never took effect.[3][4][5]
[6] Although the law did not actually specify the number of stars,[7] some U.S. newspapers[8][9][10] and Congressional politicians[11] describe this as a six-star rank.
The Department of the Navy specified that the new Fleet Admiral rank was to be junior to the rank of Chester W. Nimitz to Admiral of the Navy lapsed after the Japanese surrender.
George Dewey (d.1917) in full dress uniform as Admiral of the Navy
General of the Armies four star insignia chosen by John J. Pershing in 1919
General Douglas MacArthur showing five-star rank insignia. A proposal in Congress (1955) that MacArthur be promoted to General of the Armies lapsed
Order for promoting Douglas MacArthur to General of the Armies. Copy taken from his service record on file at the National Personnel Records Center
Painting of General of the Armies of the United States in 1976
s:Order 31-3 for promoting George Washington to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States effective 4 July, 1976
President Ford signed today a bill that posthumously promoted George Washington to the rank of six-star General of the Armies
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States Army, Harry S. Truman, Manila, Korean War
Kim Jong-il, World War II, France, Russia, Venezuela
U.S. uniformed services pay grades, United States Army, Warrant Officer (United States), United States Air Force, Douglas MacArthur
United States Army, World War I, Washington, D.C., Paris, France
Warrant officer (United States), World War II, Royal Navy, Lieutenant (junior grade), Lieutenant (navy)
U.S. uniformed services pay grades, Warrant Officer (United States), United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard
Warrant officer (United States), United States Army, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Air Force