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List of Inspectors General of the United States Army

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Inspector General of the United States Army
Seal of the Inspector General
Flag of the Inspector General
since September 2, 2021
Department of the Army
TypeInspector general
AbbreviationIG
Member ofOffice of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Reports toSecretary of the Army
Chief of Staff of the Army
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length4 years
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 7020
PrecursorInspector-General of the Cavalry of the United States of America
Inaugural holderThomas Conway
FormationDecember 13, 1777
DeputyDeputy Inspector General of the United States Army
Websitehttp://www.daig.pentagon.mil

The Inspector General of the United States Army serves to "provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training."[1] The Inspector General has historically been a high-ranking Army official before their appointment to the position. Since 1973, the position has been a lieutenant general billet.

List

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No. Image Rank Name Begin date End date ref(s)
1 Colonel Augustin de La Balme July 8, 1777 February 13, 1778 [A][2]
2 Major General Philippe Charles Tronson de Coudray August 11, 1777 September 15, 1777 [B][3]
3 Thomas Conway Major General Thomas Conway December 13, 1777 April 28, 1778 [3]
4 Frederick von Steuben Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben March 28, 1778 April 15, 1784 [4]
5 William North Major William North April 17, 1784 October 28, 1787 [3]
– Lieutenant Henry De Butts
Acting 		March 10, 1792 February 23, 1793 [3]
– Major Michael Rudolph
Acting 		February 23, 1793 July 17, 1793 [3]
– Edward Butler Captain Edward Butler
Acting 		July 18, 1793 May 13, 1794 [3]
– Major John Mills
Acting 		May 13, 1794 February 27, 1796 [3]
– Major Jonathan Haskell
Acting 		February 27, 1796 August 1, 1796 [3]
– Edward Butler Captain Edward Butler
Acting 		August 1, 1796 February 27, 1797 [3]
– Major Thomas H. Cushing
Acting 		February 27, 1797 July 18, 1798 [3]
6 Alexander Hamilton Major General Alexander Hamilton July 18, 1798 June 15, 1800 [3]
– Major Thomas H. Cushing
Acting 		June 15, 1800 April 2, 1807 [3]
– Major Abimael Y. Nicoll
Acting 		April 2, 1807 April 28, 1812 [3]
7 Brigadier General Alexander Smyth July 6, 1812 March 3, 1813 [3]
8 Zebulon Pike Brigadier General Zebulon Pike March 12, 1813 April 27, 1813 [C][3]
Vacant
 April 27, 1813 May 9, 1814 [3]
9 William H. Winder Brigadier General William H. Winder May 9, 1814 July 2, 1814 [3]
Vacant
 July 2, 1814 November 22, 1814
10 Daniel Parker Brigadier General Daniel Parker November 22, 1814 June 1, 1821 [3]
Vacant
 June 2, 1821 May 13, 1861 [5]
11 Colonel Henry Lee Scott May 14, 1861 September 24, 1861 [6]
12 Randolph B. Marcy Brigadier General Randolph B. Marcy September 25, 1861 January 2, 1881 [3][5]
13 Delos B. Sacket Brigadier General Delos B. Sackett January 2, 1881 March 8, 1885 [3]
14 Nelson H. Davis Brigadier General Nelson H. Davis March 11, 1885 September 20, 1885 [3]
15 Absalom Baird Brigadier General Absalom Baird September 20, 1885 August 20, 1888 [3]
16 Roger Jones Brigadier General Roger Jones August 20, 1888 January 26, 1889 [3][5]
17 Joseph C. Breckinridge Brigadier General Joseph C. Breckinridge January 30, 1889 April 11, 1903 [3][7]
18 Brigadier General Peter D. Vroom April 12, 1903 April 12, 1903 [3][7]
19 George H. Burton Brigadier General George H. Burton April 12, 1903 September 30, 1906 [3][7]
20 Ernest A. Garlington Brigadier General Ernest Albert Garlington October 1, 1906 February 20, 1917 [7]
21 John L. Chamberlain Major General John L. Chamberlain February 21, 1917 November 6, 1921 [7]
22 Eli A. Helmick Major General Eli A. Helmick November 7, 1921 September 27, 1927 [7]
23 William C. Rivers Major General William C. Rivers September 28, 1927 January 11, 1930 [7]
24 Hugh A. Drum Major General Hugh A. Drum January 12, 1930 November 30, 1931 [7]
25 John F. Preston Major General John F. Preston December 1, 1931 November 30, 1935 [7]
26 Walter L. Reed Major General Walter L. Reed December 1, 1935 December 23, 1939 [7]
27 Virgil L. Peterson Major General Virgil L. Peterson December 24, 1939 June 5, 1945 [7]
28 Daniel I. Sultan Lieutenant General Daniel I. Sultan July 14, 1945 January 14, 1947 [7]
29 Ira T. Wyche Major General Ira T. Wyche January 30, 1947 June 30, 1948 [7]
30 Louis A. Craig Major General Louis A. Craig July 1, 1948 May 31, 1952 [7]
31 Daniel Noce Lieutenant General Daniel Noce June 1, 1952 October 31, 1954 [7]
32 Major General Wayne C. Zimmerman November 1, 1954 January 31, 1956 [7]
33 David Ayres Depue Ogden Lieutenant General David Ayres Depue Ogden February 1, 1956 October 31, 1957 [7]
34 Major General Albert Pierson November 1, 1957 July 31, 1959 [7]
35 Major General Edward H. McDaniel August 1, 1959 November 30, 1963 [7]
36 Hiram D. Ives December 1, 1963 September 30, 1965
37 James A. Richardson III December 1, 1965 October 31, 1966
38 William C. Garrison November 1, 1966 July 31, 1968
39 Major General William A. Enemark August 1, 1968 1972
40 Gilbert H. Woodward Lieutenant General Gilbert H. Woodward June 1973 October 17, 1973
41 Lieutenant General Herron N. Maples March 4, 1974 October 31, 1976 [8]
42 Marvin D. Fuller Lieutenant General Marvin D. Fuller November 1, 1976 1977 [8]
43 Richard Trefry Lieutenant General Richard G. Trefry 1977 1983
44

Lieutenant General Nathaniel R. Thompson Jr. 1983 June 1986
45 Henry Doctor Jr Lieutenant General Henry Doctor Jr. June 1986 1989
46 Johnnie H. Corns Lieutenant General Johnnie H. Corns December 1989 July 1991
47 Ronald H. Griffith Lieutenant General Ronald H. Griffith 1991 1995
48 Jared L. Bates Lieutenant General Jared L. Bates 1995 1997
49 Larry R. Jordan Lieutenant General Larry R. Jordan 1997 1999
50 Michael W. Ackerman Lieutenant General Michael W. Ackerman 1999 2002
51 Paul T. Mikolashek Lieutenant General Paul T. Mikolashek 2002 2005
52 Stanley E. Green Lieutenant General Stanley E. Green March 2005 February 2008
53 R. Steven Whitcomb Lieutenant General R. Steven Whitcomb February 14, 2008 August 13, 2010
54 Peter M. Vangjel Lieutenant General Peter M. Vangjel November 14, 2011 December 2014
55 David Quantock Lieutenant General David E. Quantock December 2014 December 2017 [1]
56 Leslie Smith Lieutenant General Leslie C. Smith February 7, 2018 September 1, 2021 [1]
57 Donna Martin Lieutenant General Donna W. Martin September 2, 2021 present [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Inspector General of Cavalry
  2. ^ Inspector General of Ordnance and Military Stores
  3. ^ Killed in Action at the Battle of York, War of 1812

References

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  1. ^ a b c Perry, Dustin. "Army swears in, promotes new inspector general". United States Army. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Clary, 19
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Heitman, pp. 38–39.
  4. ^ Clary, 411
  5. ^ a b c Clary, pp. 413–414.
  6. ^ Cullum, George Washington (1879). "Henry L. Scott in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume I". Bill Thayer's Web Site. Chicago, IL. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Hewes, p. 398.
  8. ^ a b "Department of the Army Principal Officials". U.S. Army. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "WEBCAST: PROMOTION/SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF MG DONNA MARTIN". DVIDS. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

Further reading

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