General of the Army George Catlett Marshall

George C. Marshall was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on 31 December 1880. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901; the next year, he married Elizabeth Carter Cole. Marshall was […]

General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, on 14 October 1890. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1915, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to the 19th Infantry […]

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 26 January 1880. He graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1903. Commissioned a second lieutenant, he served in the […]

General Maxwell Davenport Taylor

Maxwell D. Taylor was born in Keytesville, Missouri, on 26 August 1901. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. From 1923 to 1926, he served […]

General Malin Craig

Malin Craig was born in St. Joseph’s, Missouri, on 5 August 1875. He graduated from the United State Military Academy in 1898, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned to the 4th Infantry. He […]

General Joseph Lawton Collins

J. Lawton Collins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 1 May 1896. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1917, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to the 22d […]

General John Adams Wickham, Jr.

John Adams Wickham, Jr., was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York on 25 June 1928. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1950, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned to the 18th […]

General Harold Keith Johnson

Harold K. Johnson was born in Bowesmont, North Dakota, on 22 February 1912. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1933, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to the 3d […]

General George Henry Decker

George Henry Decker was born in Catskill, New York, on 16 February 1902. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1924 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the 26th Infantry […]