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   George C. Marshall

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   When did George Marshall die?

   • Departing office the following September, he attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Retiring from public life, Marshall died Oct. 16, 1959, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. General George Marshall saw service during both World War I and World War II.

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   Who was George Catlett Marshall?

   • George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880-October 16, 1959), America’s foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history.

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   When did Marshall become a general?

   • He became general of the army in 1944, the year in which Congress created that five-star rank. In his position as chief of staff, Marshall urged military readiness prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, later became responsible for the building, supplying, and, in part, the deploying of over eight million soldiers.

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   Was George Marshall a good soldier?

   • His economic recovery program for Europe became known as the Marshall Plan, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. George Marshall remains, after George Washington, the most respected soldier in American history. Yet he never had command of troops in battle, the customary path to greatness for a military leader.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › George-C-MarshallGeorge C. Marshall | Biography, Facts, & Marshall Plan

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   Apr 19, 2024 · George C. Marshall (born December 31, 1880, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died October 16, 1959, Washington, D.C.) was a general of the army and U.S. Army chief of staff during World War II (1939–45) and later U.S. secretary of state (1947–49) and of defense (1950–51).

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   George C. Marshall Biographical . G eorge Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880-October 16, 1959), America’s foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. A diplomat, he acted as secretary of state from 1947 to 1949, formulating the «Marshall Plan», an ...

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   Oct 29, 2009 · Keystone / Getty Images. Marshall Plan. George C. Marshall (1880-1959) was one of the most decorated military leaders in American history. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he...

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   His legacy, both on and off the battlefield, left a lasting impression on the U.S. Army and the world. George Catlett Marshall is often described as a “genius of logistics.”. A 1901 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he studied modern warfare at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

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   Oct 27, 2019 · Profile of General George Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff in WWII. Photograph Courtesy of the US Army. By. Kennedy Hickman. Updated on October 27, 2019. The son of the owner of the successful coal business in Uniontown, PA, George Catlett Marshall was born Dec. 31, 1880.

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10. www.marshallfoundation.org › life-legacy › timelineTimeline - The George C. Marshall Foundation

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    Early Life: 1880 to 1901. December 31, 1880: Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (40 miles SSE of Pittsburgh). Lived at his home, 1880 to 1901. September 1897 to June 1901: Attended the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. Civil Engineering major, 1899 to 1901; Kappa Alpha fraternity, 1901.

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    Dec 22, 2021 · George C. Marshall was a soldier-statesman who served the United States in times of war and peace as Chief of Staff of the Army, secretary of state, and the third secretary of defense. (The position had previously been known as secretary of war.)