<page_title> Service summary of Douglas MacArthur </page_title> <section_title> Dates of rank </section_title> <table> <cell> Lieutenant General <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Army of the United States <col_header> Component </col_header> </cell> <cell> July 27, 1941 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
On July 27, 1941, Douglas MacArthur was appointed as Lieutenant General in the Army of the United States.