George C. Marshall

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United States Army general United States Secretary of Defense United States Secretary of State diplomat human military officer statesman

George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.

Aliases (3)

General George C. Marshall ×1
George Catlett Marshall ×1
U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of State → diplomat → human → military officer → statesman →
allegiance	United States of America →
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) → Nobel Peace Prize → Silver Star →
birthDate	1880-12-31 →
birthPlace	Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1959-10-16 →
deathPlace	Washington, D.C., United States →
educatedAt	Virginia Military Institute →
familyName	Marshall →
fullName	George Catlett Marshall →
givenName	George →
hasHonorificTitle	General of the Army →
knownFor	coordinating Allied strategy in World War II → postwar European recovery program →
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General of the Army →
NobelPrizeCategory	Peace →
NobelPrizeYear	1953 →
notableWork	Marshall Plan →
officeEnd	Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1945 → United States Secretary of Defense 1951 → United States Secretary of State 1949 →
officeStart	Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1939 → United States Secretary of Defense 1950 → United States Secretary of State 1947 →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the United States Army → President of the American Red Cross → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Secretary of State →
religion	Protestantism →
signature	George C. Marshall signature →
spouse	Elizabeth Carter Coles → Katherine Tupper Brown →
workedUnder	President Franklin D. Roosevelt → President Harry S. Truman →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Uniontown, Pennsylvania → Uniontown, Pennsylvania ("General George C. Marshall") → Uniontown, Pennsylvania ("U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall") →	isBirthplaceOf
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza → Marshall Plan → Marshall Space Flight Center →	namedAfter
Virginia Military Institute → Virginia Military Institute →	hasNotableAlumni
ERP → Marshall Plan →	proposedBy
Elizabeth Carter Coles → Katherine Tupper Brown →	spouse
Alan Brooke → Walter Bedell Smith →	workedWith
ERP →	announcedBy
Katherine Tupper Brown →	associatedWithPerson
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza →	commemorates
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza →	dedicatedTo
George C. Marshall ("George Catlett Marshall") →	fullName
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	hasMember
Marshall →	hasNotableBearer
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza →	honors
Allied High Command →	keyMilitaryLeader
Crusade in Europe →	mentionsPerson
Arlington National Cemetery →	notableBurial
Truman administration →	notableCabinetMember
United States Armed Forces in World War II →	notableCommander
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	notableMember
Sylvanus Thayer Award →	notableRecipient
Dean Acheson →	precededBy
Katherine Tupper Brown →	supported