The answer is one. George C. Marshall as Army Chief of Staff held four stars at the begining of World War II until 1944 when he was promoted to five star rank.If you wanted to know how many generals held four star rank then it would be more. One man commanded the U.S. Army it was Marshall.
it has five
Unlike the stars used to represent officers of flag rank (Admirals) which point upward, the stars on the anchor of the Senior Chief Petty Officer and the Master Chief Petty Officer point down because they do not THEMSELVES represent a higher rank as do the one, two, three, and four stars of Admirals as they are promoted (five star Admirals... and Generals for that matter... exist only in time of war). The anchor and star(s) of the Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer TOGETHER represent rank.
There were approximately twelve four star generals in the US Army during 1945. However, due to damaged records and other mitigating factors, a precise count on the total number of generals, from one star up, is nearly impossible to come by at this time.
1 full general, 5 lieutenant generals and about 60 major generals
There are Inspectors General, Attorney Generals and four different levels of Military Generals starting with Brigadier General (One Star), Major General (Two Stars), Lieutenant General (Three Stars) and General (with Four Stars).
One star: Brigadier General. Two stars: Major General Three Stars: Lieutenant General Four Stars: General Five Stars: General of the Armies (rare).
Generals get their starts by moving up in rank in the military. Each amount of stars stand for a different rank.
South, fourth on the seniority list of full generals (four stars) from August 1861.
4 star generals are in the US
on their shoulders bye leave
The answer is one. George C. Marshall as Army Chief of Staff held four stars at the begining of World War II until 1944 when he was promoted to five star rank.If you wanted to know how many generals held four star rank then it would be more. One man commanded the U.S. Army it was Marshall.
generals-1-4 stars, 5-star outranks all. they're all called Generals....crz
Not very many, although we can't really be sure. According to federal law, there can only be 302 general officers on active duty in the Army. Of them, 49 may have three or four stars, and 253 may have one or two stars.
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Six
On 18 June 1780.