(Redirected from George C. Marshall George Catlett Marshall
(December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), was an American military
leader and statesman best remembered for his leadership in the
Allied victory in World War II and for his work establishing the
post-war reconstruction effort for Europe, which became known as
the Marshall Plan. Marshall was born into a middle-class family
in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. While attending Virginia Military
Institute he was initiated into the now dormant Beta('01)
chapter of Kappa Alpha Order . In 1948, he was awarded the
Distiguished Achievement Award for his role and contributions
during and after WWII. Marshall was instrumental in getting the
U.S. Army and Army Air Corps reorganized and ready for war.
Marshall wrote the document that would become the central
strategy for all Allied operations in Europe, selected Dwight
Eisenhower as Supreme Commander in Europe, and designed
Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. Throughout the
remainder of the World War II, Marshall co