George Catlett Marshall, Jr. GCB (December 31, 1880 - October 16, 1959), was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense.
Once noted 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 spring of 1947.
The speech broadly outlined for Europeans to create their own plan for rebuilding Europe after WWII, funded by the United States. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize for the plan in 1953.
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President Harry S. Truman and General George C. Marshall.
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General George Marshall (L) and Secretary of War Henry Stimson (R) sometime during 1942
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General George C. Marshall (seated, left) and staff at the War Department (1941)
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General George C. Marshall and Lt. General Joseph T. McNarney. General McNarney was Deputy Chief of Staff, 9 March 1942-21 October 1944
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General Marshall and War Department Chiefs. Left to right: Lt. Gen. H. H. Arnold, Maj. Gen. J. T. McNarney, General Marshall, Maj. Gen. B. B. .Somervell, and Lt. Gen. L. J. McNair.
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President Truman presents General George Marshall with permanent membership in the Reserve Officers Association, October 16, 1945.
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General Marshall and Churchill with William Carey Lee "Bill."
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Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, and Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General, U. S. Army Air Forces, arrive at the residence of Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a dinner given by the British Prime Minister for President Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during the Potsdam Conference. The two generals return the salute of the Guard of Honor formed by a detachment of Scots Guards of the British Brigade of Foot Guards.
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(L-R) General Chang Chun, General George C. Marshall, General Chou En-Lai and Dr. Hsu Mo standing on steps in front of building.
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