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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> | 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> | ||
| − | From 1945 to 1946 Marshall was Army Chief of Staff, and from 1946 to 1947 the President Truman’s special envoy in China. After that he became Secretary of State. Being unfamiliar with the world of Communist revolutionary activity, Marshall inevitably fell under the influence of the State Department [[China hands]] in Washington and in China.<''While Yoy Slept'', Flynn, pgs. 176-177.</ref> | + | From 1945 to 1946 Marshall was Army Chief of Staff, and from 1946 to 1947 the President Truman’s special envoy in China. After that he became Secretary of State. Being unfamiliar with the world of Communist revolutionary activity, Marshall inevitably fell under the influence of the State Department [[China hands]] in Washington and in China.<ref>''While Yoy Slept'', Flynn, pgs. 176-177.</ref> |
Marshall later served as Secretary of Defense under President [[Harry S Truman]] from September 1950 to September 1951. | Marshall later served as Secretary of Defense under President [[Harry S Truman]] from September 1950 to September 1951. | ||
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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.
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. Marshall later became the subject of much criticism after responding to an observer in Hong Kong with the language used by several Comintern journalists and propagandists, referring to Chairman Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party as, "These fellows are just old-fashioned agrarian reformers."[1]
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.[2]
From 1945 to 1946 Marshall was Army Chief of Staff, and from 1946 to 1947 the President Truman’s special envoy in China. After that he became Secretary of State. Being unfamiliar with the world of Communist revolutionary activity, Marshall inevitably fell under the influence of the State Department China hands in Washington and in China.[3]
Marshall later served as Secretary of Defense under President Harry S Truman from September 1950 to September 1951.
Other Achievements
He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901. He was a member of the Freemasonry and American Red Cross President, 1949-50.
Personal
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.
President Dwight Eisenhower designated the new NASA facilities in Huntsville as the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.
Honors
- Time Man of the Year 1943
- Time Man of the Year 1947
- Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
- Silver Star
- Croix de Guerre
- French Legion of Honor
- Nobel Peace Prize Dec 1953
External links
- George C. Marshall NNDB.
- George C. Marshall
- THE MARSHALL PLAN (1947) U. S. Department of State.
References
- ↑ While You Slept : Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made It, John T. Flynn, New York : The Devin - Adair Company, 1951, pg. 22 pdf.
- ↑ The Nobel Peace Prize 1953
- ↑ While Yoy Slept, Flynn, pgs. 176-177.
