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General of the Army George Catlett Marshall, Jr., US Army (December 31, 1880October 16, 1959), was an American military leader, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once dubbed the “organizer of victory” by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall later became instrumental in the post-war reconstruction effort in Europe, which became known as the Marshall Plan. For this latter role Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize, the only American professional soldier to hold that distinction.