George Marshall
Politician
1880 – 1959
Who was George Marshall?
George Catlett Marshall, Jr., was an American soldier and statesman famous for his leadership roles during World War II and after. He was Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. He was hailed as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Marshall's name was given to the Marshall Plan, subsequent to a commencement address he presented as Secretary of State at Harvard University in the June of 1947. The speech recommended that the Europeans collectively create their own plan for rebuilding Europe after World War II noting, "It is logical that the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world." The State Department developed most of the plan, and Truman was shrewd enough to let Marshall's name be attached to it. Unlike Truman, Marshall was widely admired by members of both political parties. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for the plan, which was aimed at the economic recovery of Western Europe after World War II.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1880
Uniontown - Also known as
- George C. Marshall
- General of the Army George C. Marshall, US Army
- George C Marshall
- General George Marshall
- George Catlett Marshall, Jr.
- Parents
- Spouses
- Katherine Tupper
(1929/10/12 - 1959/10/16) - Elizabeth Carter Cole
(1902/02/11 - 1927/09/15)
- Katherine Tupper
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Ethnicity
- Scottish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Employment
- United States Department of Defense
(1950/09/19 - 1951/09/19)
- United States Department of Defense
- Lived in
- Uniontown
- Died
- Oct 16, 1959
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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