Public Law 66-45

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Public Law 66-45 is a 1919 act of the United States Congress that authorized the creation of the rank of General of the Armies, elevating John J. Pershing to the nation’s highest possible military rank.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
appliesTo United States Army ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
congressNumber 66th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdRank General of the Armies ⓘ
defines status of General of the Armies as highest possible rank in the United States Army ⓘ
enactmentYear 1919 ⓘ
fieldOfLaw federal statutory law ⓘ
military law ⓘ
grantedRankTo John J. Pershing ⓘ
hasEffect creation of the rank of General of the Armies ⓘ
elevation of John J. Pershing to General of the Armies ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legalNumber 66-45 ⓘ
legalStatus enacted ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject General of the Armies ⓘ
John J. Pershing ⓘ
notableFor authorizing the rank of General of the Armies for John J. Pershing ⓘ
pointInTime 1919 ⓘ
reasonForEnactment recognition of John J. Pershing’s service in World War I ⓘ
relatedToEvent World War I ⓘ
startTime 1919 ⓘ
timePeriod post–World War I era ⓘ

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