Last updated 27 August 2004
Department of the Army Historical Summary: FY 1972
Appendix B
| ARMY CHIEFS OF STAFF | |
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| Lieutenant General Samuel B. Young | 15 Aug 1903-8 Jan 1904 |
| Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee | 9 Jan 1904-14 Jan 1906 |
| Major General John C. Bates | 15 Jan 1906-13 Apr 1906 |
| Major General J. Franklin Bell | 14 Apr 1906-21 Apr 1910 |
| Major General Leonard Wood | 22 Apr 1910-21 Apr 1914 |
| Major General William W. Wotherspoon | 22 Apr 1914-16 Nov 1914 |
| Major General Hugh L. Scott | 17 Nov 1914-22 Sep 1917 |
| General Tasker H. Bliss | 23 Sep 1917-19 May 1918 |
| General Peyton C. March | 20 May 1918-30 Jun 1921 |
| General of the Armies John J. Pershing | 1 Jul 1921-13 Sep 1924 |
| Major General John L. Hines | 14 Sep 1924-20 Nov 1926 |
| General Charles P. Summerall | 21 Nov 1926-20 Nov 1930 |
| General Douglas MacArthur | 21 Nov 1930-1 Oct 1935 |
| General Malin Craig | 2 Oct 1935-31 Aug 1939 |
| General of the Army George C. Marshall | 1 Sep 1939-18 Nov 1945 |
| General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower | 19 Nov 1945-6 Feb 1948 |
| General Omar N. Bradley | 7 Feb 1948-15 Aug 1949 |
| General J. Lawton Collins | 16 Aug 1949-14 Aug 1953 |
| General Matthew B. Ridgway | 15 Aug 1953-29 Jun 1955 |
| General Maxwell D. Taylor | 30 Jun 1955-30 Jun 1959 |
| General Lyman L. Lemnitzer | 1 Jul 1959-30 Sep 1960 |
| General George H. Decker | 1 Oct 1960-30 Sep 1962 |
| General Earle G. Wheeler | 1 Oct 1962-2 Jul 1964 |
| General Harold K. Johnson | 3 Jul 1964-2 Jul 1968 |
| General William C. Westmoreland | 3 Jul 1968-30 Jun 1972 |
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