Paul Tibbets, famed pilot of the Enola Gay, was a Brigadier General in the US Air Force.
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The normal military meaning is "private (soldier)", the rank below corporal.
At the beginning of the war, George Meade became a brigadier general, and later he was promoted to major general. At the Battle of Gettysburg he held the rank of general.
James Stewart obtained the rank of Colonel at the close of WWII and retired as a Brigadier General of the US Air Force in 1959. The Director John Ford was promoted to a Rear Admiral when he was dying in 1973. Actor Clark Gable was an Army Major.
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Brigadier.
The next rank below that is Lieutenant Colonel. Below that is Major. Below that is Captain. Below that is First Lieutenant, and below that is Second Lieutenant. That's the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
It could mean Brigadier General which is a one star general
Brigadier General (Sen) Lindsay Graham, (R - SC)
James Stewart retired as a Air Force Brigadier General.
The rank is called Brigadier General. They'll typically be either staff officers or Assistant Commanders of a division.
Paul Tibbets, famed pilot of the Enola Gay, was a Brigadier General in the US Air Force.
A Colonel in the United States Marine Corps is an O-6. This rank is one below a Brigadier General.
He was a Brigadier General.
James Stewart held the rank of Brigadier General in the US Air Force Reserve. However, it could be argued that Ronald Reagan would be your answer. He didn't achieve the highest rank in the military per se, but he did become Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces when he became President of the United States.
Assuming you are talking about the U.S. Military, the rankings are as follows: 4-Star General 3-Star Lt. General 2-Star Major General 1-Star Brigadier General Colonel and so on...