Did You Know? - The George C. Marshall Foundation

April 7, 2021

Lights, Camera, Katherine!

Katherine Tupper married George C. Marshall in 1930, but her early life took a very different route – a life…

March 31, 2021

“Welcome to the Peripatetic Army life, Mrs. Marshall”: The Marshalls’ Homes

Upon arriving at Fort Benning, GA, the fall of 1927, Lt. Col. George Marshall was assigned quarters that were an…

January 20, 2021

Oh, Fleet!

George Marshall loved dogs. He had several as a boy, and usually had one around as an adult. This is…

January 5, 2021

Elizebeth Who?

She wrote the book on code breaking for the U.S. Army, and taught the first cryptography classes to soldiers…

December 7, 2020

Friends and Pranksters: Marshall and Brigadier General Adams

It is difficult to imagine Marshall as inhabiting anything but the no-nonsense, resolute persona of his professional life. This image is so pervasive that we are commonly…

October 1, 2020

#AskAnArchivist Day, October 7th 2020

Next Wednesday, October 7th, is #AskAnArchivist Day. This day-long event sponsored by the Society of American Archivists is an opportunity…

September 9, 2020

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Turns 60

During a quiet ceremony in July 1960 that formally transferred a facility from the military to a civilian agency, the…

July 30, 2020

Young Marshall: Master of the Situation

Several innocent anecdotes Marshall used to tell about his childhood demonstrate his future leadership capabilities. A favorite concerns Marshall’s first…

July 9, 2020

Marshall Myth: Marshall and Vacation

The great responsibilities that Marshall had during the war have led some people to conclude that he never took a…

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