| zlb33, I think Macarthur was the first one, at least in the WWII era. I do know part of the reasoning for Bradley's, and maybe Eisenhower and Marshall (not sure about those two), was because it would have been awkward to give orders to someone of a higher rank. Bradley was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs during Korea when Macarthur was in charge.
barak, that's not true. All of the World War generals and admirals were awarded the rank. I learned that from the official Army website, and I have personally seen Gen. Arnold's five-star flag at the Udvar-Hazy museum in DC. |
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