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 Creighton Williams
Abrams, Jr. commanded a tank
battalion during World War II, as Chief of Staff
during the Korean War, as a Commander during the
Vietnam War, and as Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Army during the withdrawal of American troops at
the close of the Vietnam War. |
 Omar Nelson Bradley
commanded the largest U.S. fighting force ever
assembled under one command, during the final
push through Europe in 1944. After the war he
served as director of the Veterans
Administration, Army Chief of Staff, and Chairman
of the Military Committee of NATO. |
 Lucius DuBignon Clay
saved Berlin, Germany, from disaster twice during
his career -- once when he initiated the Berlin
Airlift in response to the Soviet Union's
blockade of the city; and again soon after the
Berlin Wall went up, when he literally created an
armed stand-off at a checkpoint. |
 Benjamin Oliver Davis
entered the U.S. Army in 1898, rose through the
ranks over the subsequent years, and, in 1940,
became the first black soldier to attain the rank
of General in the U.S. Army. |
 Douglas MacArthur
was a front-line general during World War I,
commanded U.S. Pacific forces during World War
II, and was in command of UN troops in Korea when
he was suddenly relieved of his command by
President Harry Truman. |
 George Catlett
Marshall was the first professional
soldier to be named Secretary of State, in which
capacity he developed the economic recovery plan
that helped rebuild Europe after World War II. He
subsequently became the first non-civilian to
serve as Secretary of Defense. |
