Gens. Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall at the Algeria Conference
There’s an issue with this photo. Do you see it?
Hint: Look at their uniform collars.
“Uniform” means everything should be worn the same, which isn’t happening in this photo.
Most generals wear stars on both collar points.
![Gen. George Patton](https://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Patton.png)
Gen. George Patton
![Gen. Douglas MacArthur](https://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MacArthur_Manila.jpg)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Sometimes, Gen. Marshall wore his stars on the right, as above, but sometimes on the left.
![Gen. Marshall and Gen. MacArthur December 1943](https://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1154-new-Gen.-George-C.-Marshall-and-Gen.-MacArthur-Dec.-30-1943-copy-2.jpg)
Gen. Marshall and Gen. MacArthur December 1943
I did some research, but didn’t find anything specific on the wearing of stars on the collar of the Army uniform.
Maybe when you’re a general, no one tells you how to wear your insignia.
Photos from the George C. Marshall Foundation.