General George C. Marshall
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General George C. Marshall 🇺🇸

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (Known as "George C. Marshall")
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Born Dec 31, 1880 🇺🇸 Uniontown (Pennsylvania), United States
Passed Away Oct 16, 1959 Washington, D.C., United States
Lifespan 78 years old
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"Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. (Harvard Address, June 5, 1947)."

Archival Overview

General of the Army hailed by Winston Churchill as the 'organizer of victory' in WWII, who expanded the US Army to 8.5 million men and created the Marshall Plan.

Biographical Record

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (1880–1959) was a five-star General of the Army who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army throughout World War II and later as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense. Regarded by Winston Churchill as the true 'organizer of victory', Marshall was the indispensable strategic architect of global Allied triumph.

Assuming the role of Army Chief of Staff on September 1, 1939—the day Germany invaded Poland—Marshall transformed an obsolete, under-equipped American army of 189,000 men into a global fighting machine of 8.5 million soldiers, selecting and elevating brilliant field commanders including Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, and Ridgway. As Secretary of State in 1947, he authored the European Recovery Program (the Marshall Plan), which rebuilt war-devastated Western Europe, earning him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953—the only professional general ever so honored.

Key Life Milestones

Mobilization of the US Armed Forces

Architect of Global Victory

Built and equipped an 8.5-million-soldier global armed force, coordinating worldwide multi-theater strategy with Allied high commands.

The Marshall Plan

Nobel Peace Prize for European Reconstruction

Devised the European Recovery Program providing $13 billion in aid to rebuild postwar Europe, preventing totalitarian economic collapse.

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Perpetual Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery (Section 7)
Arlington (Virginia), United States
GPS: 38.8778, -77.0711
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