answersLogoWhite

0

Four were authorized, but they eventually opened a fifth slot for Omar Bradley.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

When was the rank of General first authorized in the US Army?

Congress authorized that rank on 25 July 1866.


When was the US Army authorized by Congress?

June 14, 1775


What does it mean first continental congress?

The First Congress for the continetal Army


What is the order of the incorporation branches of the military?

The United States Army was authorized by Congress on June 14, 1775.The United States Navy was authorized by Congress on October 13, 1775.The United States Marine Corps was authorized by Congress on November 10, 1775.The United States Air Force became a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947.


What four actions did congress take as it began to govern the colonies?

Authorized printing of money and set up a post office, Established committees, and most importantly, Congress created the Continental Army.


Why do so many people incorrectly refer to the Medal of Honor as the Congressional Medal of Honor?

Because the awarding of the Medal of Honor is done by an act of Congress. The US Medal of Honor was authorized by the Congress in 1862. The first Army soldier to receive the Medal was Private Jacob Parrott.


Progress made by the First Continental Congress?

The first Continental Congress created the Continental army and also wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress is also responsible for making George Washington the General of the Army.


What was the second continental congress about?

The Second Continental Congress took place after the battles at Lexington and Concord. It was during this convention that a Continental Army was formed, the agreement to print money was made, and, the Declaration of Independence was authorized.


Name three things that the delegates at the first continental congress decide?

The first Continental Congress agreed to... Encourage colonists to keep boycotting British goods, told colonial militias to prepare for war and they drafted the Declaration of Rights. The second Continental Congress agreed to... Sent word to colonial officials asking for a new state constitutions, authorized the Massachusetts militia to become the Continental Army, and put George Washington as Commander of the army.


Who is the general who led the confederate army?

On 19 February 1861, President Jefferson Davis appointed Leroy P. Walker of Alabamahttp://www.answers.com/topic/alabama secretary of war of the newly formed Confederate States of America-the first of the five men to serve in that troubled office-and on 6 March, the Confederate Congress authorized an army of 100,000 volunteers to serve for twelve months. In May 1861, following the outbreak of war, Congress authorized the further enlistment of as many as 400,000 volunteers for three‐year terms.


The army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain?

Volunteer army and was the first standing Army of the Colonies.


What was the first foreign award or decoration authorized for wear by the French Army?

The Badge of Cincinnati for service in the American Revolution. It was authorized by King Louis XVI and designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant.