George Catlett Marshall Jr. (1880 – 1959). American statesman and soldier. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. Winston Churchill lauded Marshall as the "organizer of victory" for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, although Marshall declined a final field leadership position that went to his protege, later U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. After the war, as Secretary of State, Marshall advocated a significant U.S. economic and political commitment to post-war European recovery, including the Marshall Plan that bore his name. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
Marshall was a Freemason, having been made a Mason "at sight" in 1941 by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
Marshall was a Freemason, having been made a Mason "at sight" in 1941 by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
- "Nicknamed “Flicker,” the gangling, red-haired boy became fascinated with local history, but his progress in school was indifferent." https://nationalinterest.org/…/meet-man-who-won-world-war-i…
- "Marshall, a serious, aloof, and methodical man with fiery red hair, had started the war as a lieutenant on the staff of the 1st Division." http://www.thehistoryreader.com/…/marshall-mitchell-meuse-…/
- "According to Pogue, Marshall's nickname is perhaps a corruption of the German word for freckles, Flecke. He attributed the name to Marshall's red hair." https://books.google.it/books…
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