July 1, 2020 Marshall Begins Duties as Acting Army Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff George C. Marshall assumed the chief’s duties on July 1, 1939. According to army regulations: “The…
June 17, 2020 A good day fishing Some of George Marshall's favorite childhood memories were going fishing, especially with his father. These father-son excursions led to an…
June 11, 2020 “The hardest work I ever did in my life.” The Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS, is the graduate school for U.S. Army officers primarily. It…
May 27, 2020 The Battle of Cantigny in the words of Lt. Col. George C. Marshall After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France…
May 8, 2020 Victory in Europe “The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945,” Gen. Eisenhower to the Combined…
March 31, 2020 Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other duties as assigned Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other Duties as Assigned While Marshall must have been glad to be on land…
March 24, 2020 Serving in the Philippines Part 1: Getting There Serving in the Philippines Part 1: Getting There Upon commission in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in 1902,…
February 28, 2020 Marshall’s Silver Star George Marshall never led troops into battle, and this fact disappointed him. In World War I, though he asked to…
December 19, 2019 Two Handshakes, 120 Years of Cadet Leadership Although he was not an outstanding student at the Virginia Military Institute, George Marshall proved to be a leader among…
