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fleet admirals on active duty receive the same pay as a Rear
Admiral, Upper Half (two star) plus a $ 5,000 personal allowance, and upon retirement were to receive 75% of their active duty pay. When Public Law 79-333 made the rank permanent for Leahy, King, Nimitz, and Halsey, it also provided for full pay and allowances once those officers retired. As with a general of the army, a fleet admiral was entitled to an office maintained by the Navy along with an
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approving the creation of the rank. The Senate confirmed Dewey's promotion to that rank on March 14, 1903, and he was officially promoted to
Admiral of the Navy on March 24, 1903, with a retroactive date-of-rank of March 2, 1899. The congressional act also stipulated that upon Dewey's death, the rank
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The first fleet admiral to leave active duty was Ernest King who retired immediately after the conclusion of World War II. Chester Nimitz and
William Halsey both retired two years later while William Leahy was the last fleet admiral to leave active duty in 1949. According to Public Law 78-482,
233:. Leahy, King, and Nimitz were promoted to the rank in December 1944, followed by Halsey in December 1945. While all four men effectively retired in the late 1940s, the rank of fleet admiral is for life. The last active fleet admiral was Nimitz, who died in 1966.
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So far as my getting five star rank is concerned, if I could have had it along with Bill Halsey, that would have been fine; but, if I had received it instead of Bill Halsey, I would have been very unhappy over
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Chairman to the five-star rank and ceding to him operational and administrative control of all U.S. Armed Forces would enable him to provide a unifying vision...
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs five-star rank, as a symbol of his status as the most senior officer in the armed forces.
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General of the Army in 1950 while serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff so that he would be of the same rank as General of the Army
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inch intervals. The single gold five-pointed star, one ray down, worn above the top stripe was not part of the rank, but indicated the wearer to be a line officer.
512:. King coordinated all naval operations. Nimitz commanded all naval operations in the Pacific Ocean area. Halsey received his promotion based on his successes.
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Pub.L. 78-482 – To establish the grade of Fleet
Admiral for the United States Navy; to establish the grade of General of the Army, and for other purposes.
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Pub.L. 78-482 – To establish the grade of Fleet
Admiral for the United States Navy; to establish the grade of General of the Army, and for other purposes.
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The Navy does not have an established rank senior to fleet admiral. The only officially recognized United States military rank senior to fleet admiral is
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Goldwater-Nichols Almost Got It Right: A Fifth Star for the Chairman
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Fleet admiral collar device, shoulder board, and sleeve stripes.
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Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States
853:"Biography: George Dewey (26 December 1837 – 16 January 1917)"
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Daniels, Josephus (Secretary of the Navy) (17 January 1917).
1165:. Institute for Foreign Analysis. January 1986. p. 11.
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was promoted to General of the Army on December 16, 1944;
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for four officers to hold on a temporary basis under
1326:. The Years of MacArthur. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
1240:(Report). Naval War College. p. 14. ADA328220.
1207:(Report). Naval War College. p. 2. ADA378445.
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835:An Act Creating the office of Admiral of the Navy
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1268:"A Supreme Commander for the War on Terror"
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442:Commander-in-Chief - Pacific Ocean Areas
2234:Military ranks of the United States Navy
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1098:. Abdo & Daughters. pp. 44–46.
974:. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. p.
943:. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. p.
659:United States Navy officer rank insignia
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526:was promoted on December 20, 1944, and
370:Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive
217:era officers have ever held the rank:
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1132:. Thorndike Press. pp. 330–331.
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664:List of U.S. military leaders by rank
620:can be promoted to a five-star rank.
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1129:All Too Human: A Political Education
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913:Naval History & Heritage Command
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1233:Owsley, Robert Clark (June 1997).
882:. 14 December 1944. Archived from
858:Naval History and Heritage Command
815:Tooltip Public Law (United States)
782:Naval History and Heritage Command
674:List of comparative military ranks
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309:Tooltip Public Law (United States)
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1014:. Frequently Asked Questions.
27:Rank in the United States Navy
1:
1095:Armed Forces: War in the Gulf
760:U.S. Department of the Navy,
624:Ranks senior to fleet admiral
326:It was held during and after
505:promoted at the same time.
2205:Grade is authorized by the
1266:Stringer, Kevin D. (2007).
330:by the following officers:
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1322:James, D. Clayton (1985).
909:Frequently Asked Questions
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208:General of the Air Force
165:General of the Air Force
618:Global War on Terrorism
256:, that was superior to
968:Buell, Thomas (1974).
937:Buell, Thomas (1974).
585:(of the Naval rank of
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788:Office of Information
632:when Congress passed
630:General of the Armies
614:Department of Defense
510:Franklin D. Roosevelt
266:victory at Manila Bay
202:and is equivalent to
1373:commissioned officer
1092:Italia, Bob (1991).
679:Admiral of the fleet
602:Western Sea Frontier
503:Generals of the Army
18:Fleet Admiral (U.S.)
1042:, pp. 661–662.
999:s:Public Law 78-482
704:s:Public Law 78-482
645:in 1976, promoting
562:U.S. Representative
558:Raymond A. Spruance
345:Date of rank (age)
254:Admiral of the Navy
248:Admiral of the Navy
204:General of the Army
155:General of the Army
2239:Five-star officers
1063:(23). March 1991.
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524:General Eisenhower
516:George C. Marshall
466:William Halsey Jr.
196:United States Navy
91:United States Navy
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1377:officer candidate
1333:978-0-395-36004-0
1139:978-0-7862-2016-8
1105:978-1-56239-026-6
647:George Washington
569:four-star admiral
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