There are nine five-star U.S. generals:
1. William Daniel Leahy
Birthplace: 1875.05.06-1959.07. 20
Birthplace: Hampton, Iowa
Death: Bethesda, Maryland
Burial: Bethesda, Maryland
School: Naval Officers' School, Annapolis
Offices: secretary of naval operations, chief of staff to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff
Rank: Five Star Admiral (Fleet Admiral)
Writings: 'Being There'
2. George Catlett Marshall
Birth and Death: 1880.12.31-1959.10.16
Birthplace: town of Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Death: Walter Reed Hospital, Virginia
Interment: fort Myer, Virginia
School: Virginia Military Institute
Offices: chief of staff of the Army , Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense
Rank: Five-star General of the Army
Wives: Elizabeth Coles Carter, Kathleen Brown
Writings: The Marshall Report
Quote: "A truly great general is capable of overcoming all difficulties; battle , battle is nothing but a series of difficulties to be overcome. A true general is able to show talent and turn defeat into victory, no matter how grueling the difficulties."
3. Ernest Joseph King
Birthplace: 1878.11.23-1956.06.25
Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio
Death: Portsmouth, NH
Burial: Portsmouth, NH
School: Naval Officers School, Annapolis
Offices: Commander, Atlantic Fleet; Commander-in-Chief of the Navy; Chief of Naval Operations; Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Member of the Anglo-American Combined Command
Rank: Five-Star Admiral (Fleet) Admiral)
Writings "The United States Navy in the War of 1941-1945 (Official Report to the Naval Forces)", "Kim* Five-Star Admiral"
Quotes: "The road to victory is long and the days will be hard. We have to do our best with everything we have. We must have large numbers of warships and airplanes as soon as possible, and then we will strike back in force and finally win."
4. Douglas MacArthur
Birth and Death: 1880.01.26-1964.04.05
Birthplace: Arkansas Little Rock
Death: Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Burial: Norfolk, Virginia
School: U.S. Army Officers' School (West Point)
Offices: Chancellor of West Point, Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Forces in the Philippines, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Theater of the Pacific, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Pacific, and " Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Army"
Rank: Five-star General of the Army
Mrs. Louise Brooks, Joan Faircloth
Writings: "Recollections of the Past"
Quote: "Veterans don't die, they just fade away. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away"
5.Chester William Nimitz
Birthday and death: Memories of the Past
Writings: "Memories of the Past. p>
Birth and Death: 1885.02.24-1966.02.20
Nickname: Knight of the Sea
Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Texas
Death: Berkeley, Ga.
Burial: Berkeley National Cemetery, Berkeley, Ga.
School: Naval Officer School, Annapolis
Positions: Director of Naval Personnel, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Theater of Operations, Chief of Naval Operations
Rank: Five-Star Admiral (Fleet Admiral)
Mrs. Kathryn Freeman
Writings: Power at Sea: A Naval History, The Pacific's Victory: the Navy's War Against Japan
Quote: "I am not in favor of preemptive war. I believe that diplomacy must be employed as long as any hope of success exists. Peace is obtainable, if we have courage, patience and talent."
6.Dwight David Eisenhower
Birth and Death: 1890.10.14-1969.03.28
Birthplace:Denison, Texas
Ancestry:Rhine River Region
Death:Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Interment:Abilene City, Kansas
School:U.S. Army Officers' School (West Point)
Offices:Commander-in-Chief of Allied Expeditionary Forces, Europe; Chief of Staff of the Army; President of Columbia University Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Europe, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 34th President of the United States
Military rank: Five-star General of the Army
Mrs. Mary Giovanni Duder
Writings: Expeditionary Force to Europe, Ordained to Change, Peacemaking, Words of Indolence
7.Henry Harley Arnold
Birth and Death: 1886.07.25-1950.01.15
Nickname: Happy Arnold
Birthplace: Gladwin, PA
Death. : Sonoma, California
Interment : Sonoma, California
School : U.S. Army Officers' School (West Point)
Office : Commander of the Army Air Corps, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Commander of the Army Air Corps
Military rank : Five-star General of the Air Force (General of the Air Force)
Mrs. Eleanor A. Poole
Writings: Global Mission, Air War
8. William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
Birth and death dates: 1882.10.30 -1959.08.16
Nickname: The Brute
Birthplace: Elizabeth City, New Jersey
Death: San Francisco, California
Burial: San Francisco, California
School: Naval Officers' School, Annapolis
Office: Commander, Carrier Task Force, Pacific Fleet; Supreme Commander, South Pacific Theater; Commander, Third Fleet
Rank: Five-Star Admiral (Fleet Admiral)
Mrs. Frances Cook Grundy
Writings: "The Story of Admiral Halsey"
9. Omar Nelson. Omar Nelson Bradley
Birth: 1893.02.12-1981.04.01
Birthplace: Clark, Missouri
Death: New York, New York
Interment: Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
School: West Point
Offices: Chief of Staff of the Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Military rank: Five-star General of the Army
Mrs. Mary . Elizabeth . Quill. Bradley
Books: A Soldier's Story