Comptroller of the United States Army
The Comptroller of the United States Army was a US Army senior management position. The incumbent had general staff responsibility for:
- the independent review and analysis of Army programs, and analysis of major Army commands;
- finance and accounting, fiscal, audit, budgetary, progress and statistical reporting, reports control, cost analysis, and management analysis activities of the Army;
- legislative policies and programs pertaining to appropriation acts;
- management systems of the Army;
- overall management improvement; and
- analysis of Army organization, functions, and procedures.
The last person to hold the position of Comptroller was Lt. Gen. Merle Freitag until his retirement in 1994. After his retirement, the office was abolished and the position was combined with the Assistant Secretary of the Army. The position was later renamed the Assistant Secretary of the Army.
List of comptrollers and acting comptrollers of the United States Army
This is an incomplete list. Please help to complete it.| Holder | Start of term | Term end | |
| Maj. Gen. George J. Richards | January 2, 1948 | July 15, 1948 | |
| Maj. Gen. Edmond H. Leavey | July 16, 1948 | June 30, 1949 | |
| Lt. Gen. Raymond S. McLain | August 1, 1949 | April 30, 1952 | |
| Maj. Gen. William H. Arnold | April 1950 | August 1950 | |
| Maj. Gen. George H. Decker | May 1, 1950 | January 6, 1955 | |
| Lt. Gen. Laurin L. Williams | 1955 | 1957 | |
| Maj. Gen. William S. Lawton | July 1, 1957 | May 31, 1960 | |
| Lt. Gen. David W. Traub | 1960 | 1962 | |
| Lt. Gen. Charles B. Duff | 1962 | 1963 | |
| Lt. Gen. Robert Hackett | 1963 | 1966 | |
| Lt. Gen. Frank J. Sackton | 1966 | 1970 | |
| Lt. Gen. John M. Wright | 1970 | 1972 | |
| TBC | 1972 | 1973 | |
| Lt. Gen. Edward M. Flanagan Jr. | 1973 | 1974 | |
| Lt. Gen. John A. Kjellstrom | 1974 | 1977 | |
| Lt. Gen. Richard L. West | 1977 | 1981 | |
| Lt. Gen. Ernest D. Peixotto | 1981 | 1984 | |
| Lt. Gen. Max W. Noah | 1984 | 1988 | |
| Lt. Gen. James F. McCall | 1988 | 1991 | |
| Lt. Gen. Merle Freitag | 1991 | 1994 |