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George Catlett Marshall. George C. Marshall’s contributions to our nation and the world cannot be overstated. He was the organizer of victory and the architect of peace during and following World War II. He won the war, and he won the peace.
General George C. Marshall died at Walter Reed Hospital on October 16, 1959, at the age of 78 after suffering a series of strokes. Since his death, he has been hailed as the “last great American.”
George C. Marshall: The Indispensable Man. Forget Eisenhower, forget Patton. The man most responsible for the Allies’ victory was a quiet, desk-bound warrior. This article appears in: Winter 2011. By Eric Hammel. George Catlett Marshall was the greatest American military man of his age.
Dec 6, 2023 · December 6, 2023. Marshall and the Nobel Prize for Peace. 70 years ago, George Catlett Marshall was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in Oslo, Norway. In this article, you will learn: How the Marshall Plan impacted Europe. Why Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
George C. Marshall, (born Dec. 31, 1880, Uniontown, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 16, 1959, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army officer and statesman. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, he served in the Philippines (1902–03) and in World War I.
General George Catlett Marshall is considered by many to be one of the greatest modern-day Americans. He is recognized as the organizer of the Allied victory in World War II and the architect of the European Recovery Program (the Marshall Plan) that changed the face of the world and earned Marshall the Nobel Peace Prize.
He became a brigadier general in 1936. In 1939 just as World War II began in Europe, President Roosevelt appointed Marshall Army chief of staff. In that position and as a member of the Joint...
