Dates of Rank
| No pin insignia in 1903 | Second Lieutenant, United States Army: June 11, 1903 |
| First Lieutenant, United States Army: April 23, 1904 | |
| Captain, United States Army: February 27, 1911 | |
| Major, United States Army: December 11, 1915 | |
| Colonel, National Army: August 5, 1917 | |
| Brigadier General, National Army: June 26, 1918 | |
| Brigadier General rank made permanent in the Regular Army: January 20, 1920 | |
| Major General, Regular Army: January 17, 1925 | |
| General for temporary service as Army Chief of Staff: November 21, 1930 | |
| Reverted to permanent rank of Major General, Regular Army: October 1, 1935 | |
| Retired in grade as a General on Regular Army rolls: December 31, 1937 | |
| Recalled to active service as a Major General in the Regular Army: July 26, 1941 | |
| Lieutenant General in the Army of the United States: July 27, 1941 | |
| General, Army of the United States: December 18, 1941 | |
| General of the Army, Army of the United States: December 18, 1944 | |
| General of the Army rank made permanent in the Regular Army: March 23, 1946 |
In 1955, a bill passed by the United States Congress authorized the President of the United States to promote Douglas MacArthur to the rank of General of the Armies (a similar measure had also been proposed unsuccessfully in 1945). However, because of regulations involving retirement pay and benefits, as well as MacArthur being junior to George C. Marshall (who had not been recommended for the same promotion), MacArthur declined promotion to what may have been seen as a Six Star General
Read more about this topic: Service Summary Of Douglas Mac Arthur
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