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UNITED STATES ARMY CHIEFS OF STAFF 


    Lt. Gen. Samuel B. M. Young (15 Aug 1903-8 Jan 1904)

    Lt. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee (9 Jan 1904-14 Jan 1906)

    Lt. Gen. John C. Bates (15 Jan 1906-13 Apr 1906)

    Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell (14 Apr 1906-21 Apr 1910)

    Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood (22 Apr 1910-21 Apr 1914)

    Maj. Gen. William W. Wotherspoon (22 Apr 1914-16 Nov 1914)

    Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott (17 Nov 1914-22 Sep 1917)

    Gen. Tasker H. Bliss (23 Sep 1917-19 May 1918)

    Gen. Peyton C. March (20 May 1918-30 Jun 1921)

    Gen. of the Armies John J. Pershing (1 Jul 1921-13 Sep 1924)

    Maj. Gen. John L. Hines (14 Sep 1924-20 Nov 1926)

    Gen. Charles P. Summerall (21 Nov 1926-20 Nov 1930)

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur (21 Nov 1930-1 Oct 1935)

    Gen. Malin Craig (2 Oct 1935-31 Aug 1939)

    Gen. of the Army George C. Marshall (1 Sep 1939-18 Nov 1945)

    Gen. of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (19 Nov 1945-6 Feb 1948)

    Gen. Omar N. Bradley (7 Feb 1948-15 Aug 1949)

    Gen. J. Lawton Collins (16 Aug 1949-14 Aug 1953)

    Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway (15 Aug 1953-29 Jun 1955)

    Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (30 Jun 1955-30 Jun 1959)

    Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1 Jul 1959-30 Sep 1960)

    Gen. George H. Decker (1 Oct 1960-30 Sep 1962)

    Gen. Earle G. Wheeler (1 Oct 1962-2 Jul 1964)

    Gen. Harold K. Johnson (3 Jul 1964-2 Jul 1968)

    Gen. William C. Westmoreland (3 Jul 1968-30 Jun 1972)

    Gen. Bruce Palmer, Jr. (Acting) (1 Jul 1972-11 Oct 1972)

    Gen. Creighton W. Abrams (12 Oct 1972-4 September 1974)

    Gen. Frederick C. Weyand (3 October 1974-31 September 1976)

    Gen. Bernard W. Rogers (1 October 1976-21 June 1979)

    Gen. Edward C. Meyer (22 June 1979-21 June 1983)

    Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr. (23 July 1983-23 June 1987)

    Gen. Carl E. Vuono (23 June 1987-21 June 1991)

    Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan (21 June 1991-20 June 1995)

    Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (20 June 1995-21 June 1999)

    Gen. Eric K. Shinseki (21 June 1999-11 June 2003)

    General Peter J. Schoomaker (1 Aug- )

 

 

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