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| − | '''George Catlett Marshall''' (Uniontown, PA. 31 Dec 1880 - 16 Oct 1959), American hero (World War II), Militar and Diplomat. He was a member of the Freemasonry and American Red Cross President, 1949-50. | + | '''George Catlett Marshall''' (Uniontown, PA. 31 Dec 1880 - 16 Oct 1959), was an American hero in [[World War II]] and a prominent Diplomat, after whom the "Marshall Plan" was named. |
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| − | 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. As diplomat, he acted as Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, formulating the [[Marshall Plan]], an unprecedented program of economic and military aid to foreign nations. | + | 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. On September 1, 1939, he was promoted to Chief of Staff with the rank of General, and he was named General of the Army on December 16, 1944. |
| − | <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/marshall-bio.html The Nobel Peace Prize 1953]</ref>
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| − | He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1902. | + | As diplomat, he acted as Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, formulating the [[Marshall Plan]], an unprecedented program of economic and military aid to in war-ravaged Western Europe. This program became known as the "Marshall Plan" and led to the coalition of free nations under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help revitalize Europe. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for this work.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/marshall-bio.html The Nobel Peace Prize 1953]</ref> |
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| | + | Marshall later served as Secretary of Defense under President [[Harry S Truman]] from September 1950 to September 1951. |
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| | + | == Other Achievements == |
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| | + | He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901. He was a member of the Freemasonry and American Red Cross President, 1949-50. |
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| | + | == Personal == |
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| | + | Colleagues described Marshall as a humble man, who worked hard and remained dedicated to his nation. His modesty led him to decline to write memoirs. |
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| | + | President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] designated the new NASA facilities in Huntsville as the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. |
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| | == Honors == | | == Honors == |