AKA George Catlett Marshall, Jr.
Born: 31-Dec-1880Birthplace: Uniontown, PADied: 16-Oct-1959Location of death: Washington, DC [1]Cause of death: unspecifiedRemains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Gender: MaleReligion: Anglican/EpiscopalianRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Military, Government, Diplomat
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: US Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45
Military service: US Army (1902-45)
Senator Joseph McCarthy savaged Marshall, claiming that his policies had "aided the Communist drive for world domination."
Father: George Catlett Marshall (Democrat)Mother: (Republican)Brother: Sturt (b. 1875, dec. 1956)Sister: Marie (b. 1876, dec. 1962)Wife: Elizabeth Carter Coles (m. Feb-1902, d. 1927)Wife: Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown (m. 1930)
Military School: Virginia Military Institute (1901) Military College: Army Command and General Staff College (1907)
US Secretary of Defense (1951-52) American Red Cross President (1949-50) US Secretary of State (1947-49) US Army Chief of Staff (1939-45) Alfalfa Club 1943 Freemasonry Pilgrims Society Kappa Alpha Order 1901 Time Person of the Year 1943 Time Person 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 Tonsillectomy Traveled to the USSR Yalta Conference (Feb-1945)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR On Company Business (Feb-1980) · Himself Tunisian Victory (16-Mar-1944) · Himself
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