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Historical Resources Branch 

UNITED STATES ARMY CHIEFS OF STAFF 

  • Lt. Gen. Samuel B. M. Young (15 Aug 1903 - 8 Jan 1904)
  • Lt. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee (9 Jan 1904 - 14 Jan 1906)
  • Lt. Gen. John C. Bates (15 Jan 1906 - 13 Apr 1906)
  • Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell (14 Apr 1906 - 21 Apr 1910)
  • Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood (22 Apr 1910 - 21 Apr 1914)
  • Maj. Gen. William W. Wotherspoon (22 Apr 1914 - 16 Nov 1914)
  • Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott (17 Nov 1914 - 22 Sep 1917)
  • Gen. Tasker H. Bliss (23 Sep 1917 - 19 May 1918)
  • Gen. Peyton C. March (20 May 1918 - 30 Jun 1921)
  • Gen. of the Armies John J. Pershing (1 Jul 1921 - 13 Sep 1924)
  • Maj. Gen. John L. Hines (14 Sep 1924 - 20 Nov 1926)
  • Gen. Charles P. Summerall (21 Nov 1926 - 20 Nov 1930)
  • Gen. Douglas MacArthur (21 Nov 1930 - 1 Oct 1935)
  • Gen. Malin Craig (2 Oct 1935 - 31 Aug 1939)
  • Gen. of the Army George C. Marshall (1 Sep 1939 - 18 Nov 1945)
  • Gen. of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (19 Nov 1945 - 6 Feb 1948)
  • Gen. Omar N. Bradley (7 Feb 1948 - 15 Aug 1949)
  • Gen. J. Lawton Collins (16 Aug 1949 - 14 Aug 1953)
  • Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway (15 Aug 1953 - 29 Jun 1955)
  • Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (30 Jun 1955 - 30 Jun 1959)
  • Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1 Jul 1959 - 30 Sep 1960)
  • Gen. George H. Decker (1 Oct 1960-30 Sep 1962)
  • Gen. Earle G. Wheeler (1 Oct 1962 - 2 Jul 1964)
  • Gen. Harold K. Johnson (3 Jul 1964 - 2 Jul 1968)
  • Gen. William C. Westmoreland (3 Jul 1968 - 30 Jun 1972)
  • Gen. Bruce Palmer, Jr. (Acting) (1 Jul 1972 - 11 Oct 1972)
  • Gen. Creighton W. Abrams (12 Oct 1972-4 Sep 1974)
  • Gen. Frederick C. Weyand (3 Oct 1974 - 31 Sep 1976)
  • Gen. Bernard W. Rogers (1 Oct 1976 - 21 Jun 1979)
  • Gen. Edward C. Meyer (22 Jun 1979 - 21 Jun 1983)
  • Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr. (23 Jul 1983 - 23 Jun 1987)
  • Gen. Carl E. Vuono (23 Jun 1987 - 21 Jun 1991)
  • Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan (21 Jun 1991 - 20 Jun 1995)
  • Gen. Dennis J. Reimer (20 Jun 1995 - 21 Jun 1999)
  • Gen. Eric K. Shinseki (21 Jun 1999 - 11 Jun 2003)
  • Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker (1 Aug 2003 - 10 Apr 2007)
  • Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. (10 Apr 2007 - 11 Apr 2011)
  • Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (11 Apr 2011 - 7 Sep 2011)
  • Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (7 Sep 2011 - )

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