r/MurderedByWords • u/SkullLeader • 15h ago

Cadet Bonespurs

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u/kosherhalfsourpickle 15h ago

I could be wrong, but there haven't been 5 star generals since World War II.

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u/ZoominAlong 15h ago

You're not wrong.  Eisenhower was our last 5 star and he was an admiral if I remember correctly (if you're a WWII military buff, feel free to correct this if I got it wrong.)

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u/ShutYourButt420 15h ago

No he was a general

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u/ZoominAlong 15h ago

Thanks! Now I'm trying to remember who the admiral is I'm thinking of. 

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u/One_Hour_Poop 15h ago

Chester Nimitz.

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u/Worried_Fee_1513 14h ago

Admirals are Navy I think.

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u/ZoominAlong 14h ago

Oh sorry I knew that. For some reason I thought Eisenhower was an Admiral and now I'm trying to think of who I was actually thinking of. 

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u/wytewydow 14h ago

Admiral Nimitz is the only one I can name off hand.

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u/Jerithil 11h ago

There were 4 in history:

William D. Leahy

Ernest King

Chester W. Nimitz

William Halsey Jr.

Edit* Admiral George Dewey was also given a similar rank for his services in the Spanish American war.