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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000036104</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>US BANCORP \DE\</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>USB</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001185476</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CECERE ANDREW</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>U.S. BANCORP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>800 NICOLLET MALL</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MINNEAPOLIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55402</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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company's Piper Jaffray subsidiary on December 31, 2003, by multiplying the number of shares subject to the option, and dividing the option price, by 1.0068.</footnote><footnote id="F4">The option vests 100% on December 17, 2007, or 25% on February 1st of each of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 if certain performance criteria are met in the prior year.</footnote><footnote id="F5">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 18, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F6">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2002.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Lee R. Mitau for Andrew Cecere </signatureName><signatureDate>2004-01-21</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

