Formally titled "General of the Army," the five-star general is the
highest possible rank awarded in the U.S. Army in modern times and has
been awarded to only five men in the nation's history: George C.
Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and
Omar N. Bradley. In addition to their rank, these distinguished soldiers
all shared the experience of serving or studying at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, where they gained the knowledge that would prepare them for
command durin