Who were the only 6 star generals?

Answer 1

George Washington and John J. "Blackjack" Pershing, their tiles are "General of the Armies" and both were promoted to the grade posthumously

More info...The titles "General of the Armies" and "Admiral of the Navy" were deemed to have represented a grade higher than five stars, but there has never officially been a six star designation. Five stars is the highest grade in any of the US armed forces.

Answer 2

Oh, dude, you're hitting me with the history questions! So, there have been five 5-star generals in the US Military: George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley. The title of 6-star general doesn't actually exist, so those five are as high as it goes. Like, why stop at 6 stars when you can have a whole galaxy, right?

Answer 3

Technically, George Washington, who on July 4, 1976, was posthumously promoted to the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States", a rank designed to be senior to any officer, past or future, of the United States military. The title of "General of the Armies" was also granted to John J. Pershing (1860-1948) in 1919, and his was considered the highest rank until his death. However, there was never an actual official 6-star general rank in the US military. It was proposed at one time for General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), and possibly forestalled by the requisite obligation to similarly rank MacArthur's superior, General George C. Marshall (1880-1959). Five men have held the rank of "General of the Army" (5 stars) : George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and Omar Bradley. George Washington had only been a "lieutenant general" (at the time 3 stars), and Ulysses S. Grant only a "general" (4 stars), despite being overall commanders of the US Army. This was rectified in Washington's case by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1976, 200 years after Washington's initial appoitment as Commander in Chief of colonial forces.