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George Catlett Marshall  

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  • Military and Diplomatic Leader, Nobel PeacePrize Winner As head of the U.S. Army between September 1939 and November 1945, George C. Marshall played a leading role in mobilizing the ground and air forces for World War II, conducting a two-front, multitheater coalition war against the Axis powers, arranging for demobilization, and design-ing a postwar military establishment. A man of great public stature and considerable diplomatic skill, Marshall was selected by Pres. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; Marshall, George Catlett (1880–1959)]

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