- 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.
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