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Also Known As George Catlett Marshall
Born December 31, 1880 • Uniontown • Pennsylvania
Died October 16, 1959 (aged 78) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1953)
Role In Battle of Iwo Jima • Marshall Mission • Marshall Plan • World War II • Pacific War

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