General of the Army
* 31st of December 1880
† 16th of October 1959
| 1918-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (National Army) |
| 1918-08-27 | Colonel (United States Army) |
| 1920-06-30 | Termination of rank Colonel (United States Army) |
| 1920-06-30 | Termination of rank Lieutenant-Colonel (National Army) |
| 1920-07-01 | Major |
| 1923-08-21 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-09-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-10-01 | Brigadier-General |
| 1939-09-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-09-01 | General (Temporary) |
| 1944-12-16 | General of the Army (Temporary) |
| 1945-11-18 | Termination of rank General (Temporary) |
| 1946-03-23 | General of the Army |
| 1918-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, VIII Corps [Western Front] | ||
| 1924-09-08 | – | 1924-12-23 | Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Regiment |
| 1926-01-21 | – | 1926-03-06 | Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Regiment |
| 1927-XX-XX | – | 1932-XX-XX | Assistant Commandant of the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia |
| 1933-06-30 | – | 1933-10-21 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Regiment |
| 1933-XX-XX | – | 1936-XX-XX | Senior Instructor Illinois National Guard |
| 1936-10-27 | – | 1938-07-02 | Commanding Officer 5th Brigade |
| 1938-07-06 | – | 1938-10-15 | Assistant Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff |
| 1938-07-06 | – | 1938-10-15 | Director of War Plans Division, War Department General Staff |
| 1938-10-16 | – | 1939-06-30 | Deputy Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff |
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1939-09-01 | Acting Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1945-11-18 | Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1942-03-09 | Commander in Chief General Headquarters US Army |
| 1947-XX-XX | Secretary of State | ||
| 1950-XX-XX | – | 1951-XX-XX | Secretary of Defense |