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- Birth nameGeorge Catlett Marshall
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- George Catlett Marshall Jr. GCB (December 31, 1880 - October 16, 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the US Army under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. Winston Churchill lauded Marshall as the "organizer of victory" for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II. After the war, he spent a frustrating year trying and failing to avoid the impending Chinese Civil War. As Secretary of State, Marshall advocated a U.S. economic and political commitment to post-war European recovery, including the Marshall Plan that bore his name. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesKatherine Boyce (Tupper) Brown(October 12, 1929 - October 16, 1959) (his death)Elizabeth Carter Coles(February 11, 1902 - September 15, 1927) (her death)
- Army officer and diplomat.
- US Army Chief of Staff during WWII (9/1/39-11/18/45).
- US Secretary of State (1/21/47-1/20/49).
- US Secretary of Defense (9/21/50-9/12/51.
- The post-WWII Marshall Plan is named for him.
- It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.
- The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.
- Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
- The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum.
- We have walked blindly, ignoring the lessons of the past, with, in our century, the tragic consequences of two world wars and the Korean struggle as a result.
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