General of the Armies
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title:
General of the Armies
text:
General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accolade for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; to George Washington in 1976, as a posthumous honor during the United States Bicentennial celebrations; and to Ulysses S. Grant in December 2022, when Congress authorized the president to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Highest rank in the United States Army
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Armies
date created:
2004-05-20T18:34:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T10:56:37Z
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