general George Catlett Marshall

1880 - 1959  (78 years)

• Name	George Catlett Marshall  [1]
  Title	general
  Born	31 Dec 1880	Union Town, Fayette Co. PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Oct 1959	Walter Reed Army Hospital, Bathesda, Maryland   [1]
  Buried	Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
  Person ID	I5150	Tree1
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	George Catlett Marshall,   b. 17 Nov 1845, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky ,   d. 21 Sep 1909, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura Elizabeth Bradford,   b. 22 Jan 1845, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky ,   d. 5 Oct 1928, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Carter Coles,   d. 13 Sep 1927, Washington, District of Columbia
  Married	11 Feb 1902	Uniontown, PA   [1]
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F3983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Katherine Boyce Tupper,   b. 8 Oct 1882, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky ,   d. 18 Dec 1978, Georgia  (Age 96 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1930	Baltimore County, Maryland   [1]
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F3984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [Paxton.FTW] GEORGE CATLETT MARSHALL JR. GRADUATED FROM VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1901. DURING WORLD WAR I, HE DIRECTED US OPERATIONS AT ST. MIHIEL AND MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSES. FROM 1919 TO 1924, HE WAS AIDE TO GENERAL PERSHING. IN 1939, HE BECAME CHIEF OF STAFF OF U.S. ARMY, AND IN 1945 BECAME A FIVE STAR GENERAL OF THE ARMIES DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A SPECIAL AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FROM 1945 TO 1947 AND NEGOTIATED A SIGNED PEACE TREATY BETWEEN CHIANG KAI CHEK AND CHOU EN LAI. THEN IN 1947 HE WAS NAMED SECRETARY OF STATE BY PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN, AND RESIGNED IN 1949 DUE TO ILL HEALTH. DURING THIS PERIOD HE CREATED THE "MARSHALL PLAN" FOR THE ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE. IN 1950, HE WAS CALLED BACK BY H. S. TRUMAN TO BECOME SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND IS THE ONLY MAN TO EVER HOLD BOTH POSITIONS. IN 1953, GEORGE C. MARSHALL WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. === https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60884/images/41744_3421606202_0912-01320?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Gcf70&_phstart=successSource&pId=1431355 === Source; A History of Fort Screven Georgia Tybee Island's Military Heritage James Mack Adams Chapter 5, page 46-58 Marshall came to Fort Screven in the spring of 1932 from duty with the infantry school at Fort Benning Georgia.... Shortly after their arrival on post., Lieutenant Colonel Marshall and his wife, Katherine, attended Sunday worship services at Christ Episcopal Church in Savannah.....{the Mayor reciprocated and brought them some crepe myrtle trees} Early in June 1733, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall was named commanding officer of District F of the IV Corps, with headquarters at Fort Screven. Marshall and his troops became responsible for establishing, organizing and supplying CCC camps throughout Georgia and Florida. June 19 he assumed command of the Eighth Infantry Regiment headquartered at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina and in July received his promotion to full Colonel. Buried: Section 7, Grave 8198

  
  

• Sources

  [S171] Paxton.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 20, 2002