List of Inspectors General of the United States Army

Inspector General of the United States Army
Seal of the Inspector General
Flag of the Inspector General
Incumbent
LTG Donna W. Martin
since September 2, 2021
Department of the Army
Type Inspector general
Abbreviation IG
Member of Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Reports to Secretary of the Army
Chief of Staff of the Army
Seat The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Appointer The President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length 4 years
Constituting instrument 10 U.S.C. § 7020
Precursor Inspector-General of the Cavalry of the United States of America
Inaugural holder Thomas Conway
Formation December 13, 1777
Deputy Deputy Inspector General of the United States Army
Website http://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." 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

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

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