James Franklin Bell was an officer in the United States Army who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1906 to 1910.
J. Franklin Bell
A Filipino man from Batangas riddled with beriberi as a result of General Bell's internment policy, circa 1902
Major General Bell, circa 1915)
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, thereby, a military advisor to the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president of the United States. The CSA is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Army unless the chairman or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers.
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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