- Army officer and diplomat.
- US Army Chief of Staff during WWII (9/1/39-11/18/45).
- US Secretary of State (1/21/47-1/20/49).
- US Secretary of Defense (9/21/50-9/12/51.
- The post-WWII Marshall Plan is named for him.
- Recipient of Nobel Prize for Peace, 1953.
- Pictured on the 20¢ US postage stamp in the original Prominent Americans series issued 10/24/67.
- Named "Time" magazine's Man of the Year for 1947.
- Pictured on a 32¢ US postage stamp, issued 6/4/97, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.
- The only individual who has served as both US Secretary of Defense (a.k.a. Pentagon Chief) and Secretary of State.
- First Army officer to be promoted to the 5 star rank of General of the Army.
- Was appointed Secretary of Defence in 1950. Per the National Security Act of 1947, Congress had to grant Marshall a waiver in order to assume the post, as military officers were prohibited from serving in that position. Although Marshall had retired from the Army sometime prior to his appointment, as a General of the Army, he technically remained on official duty.
- Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a diploma, not a degree. At the time only the top five students in a graduating class were conferred with degrees, while the rest of the graduating were awarded diplomas.
- Served in the Republic of China from 1924-1927 as the executive officer of the 15th Infantry Regiment, during which time he learned how to speak basic Mandarin Chinese.
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