List of memorials to George C. Marshall explained

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This is a list of memorials to George C. Marshall (1880–1959), former secretary of state, secretary of defense, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Education

• George C. Marshall High School, founded in 1962 and located in Falls Church, Virginia, is the only public high school in the United States named for Marshall. The nickname of the school – "The Statesmen" – appropriately reflects his life and contributions.^[1]
• Marshall Elementary School, in the Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.^[2]
• George C. Marshall Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington.^[3]
• George C. Marshall Elementary School in Seaside, California.^[4]
• The British Parliament established the Marshall Scholarship in recognition of Marshall's contributions to Anglo-American relations.^[5]
• Ankara Elementary/High School in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 1950, its buildings were dedicated to George C. Marshall in 1964.^[6]
• George C. Marshall Lecture Hall inside the Lewis and Clark Center at the Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.^[7]
• George C. Marshall Auditorium, built in 1959 inside Bell Hall at the Command & General Staff College.^[7]

Parks

• George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza, a public park near the site of Marshall's boyhood home in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.^[8]
• George C. Marshall Park, a public park in Pinehurst, North Carolina where Marshall owned a home. Dedicated by General Raymond T. Odierno on November 7, 2014.^[9]
• Marshall Park, a recreation area with baseball fields, a playground, and garden plots in Vancouver, Washington.^[10]

Military vessels

• USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654), a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine. The only naval vessel named for General Marshall.^[11]

Monuments

• Marshall-Brunnen (Marshall Fountain), a public art display memorializing General Marshall. Three bronze water nymphs represent the maidens of Goethe's Faust.^[12]
• Marshall statue by Christiane Horn at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.^[13]
• Marshall statue at his former home, Dodona Manor, in Leesburg, Virginia.
• General Marshall Equestrian Statue, a life size bronze statue, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Installed on July 4, 1989.^[14]
• Bust of General Marshall at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Unveiled by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Marshall's widow on September 8, 1960.^[15]
• Military statue of Marshall by Augusto Bozzano at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia as part of Marshall Plaza. Dedicated on Founders Day, November 11, 1978.^[16]
• Seated bronze statue of Marshall inside the George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Dedicated October 26, 2003.^[17]
• Bust of General Marshall in the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, DC. Sculpted by Nison A. Tregor.^[18]
• Plaque with remarks from General Marshall's speech announcing the Marshall Plan on June 5, 1947 in Langwasser, Germany.
• Granite monument to General Marshall in Kaisermühlen, Vienna, Austria. Sculpted by Alexander Wahl and dedicated in 1963.^[19]
• Bronze plaque honoring General Marshall in Rotterdam City Hall, the Netherlands. Unveiled on May 29, 1997 by President Bill Clinton during celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.^[20]
• Statue of Secretary of State Marshall at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. Dedicated in October 2000 by the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association.^[21]
• Plaque dedicated to General Marshall at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Erected on November 11, 2004 by the Virginia Military Institute Class of 1943.
• Life-size Marshall statue by Asbjørn Høglund on the Akershus Quay in Oslo, Norway. Dedicated on June 15, 2008 by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.^[22]
• "The Sphinx of Arnhem" by artist Marel Smink in Arnhem, Netherlands. This work of art incorporates a 1946 Worthington diesel engine, given as part of the Marshall Plan, topped by a winged bust of General Marshall. It was unveiled on January 29, 2015 near the John Frost Bridge.^[23]

Museums

• George C. Marshall International Center, a non-profit organization that preserves Dodona Manor and interprets Marshall's legacy.^[24]
• George C. Marshall Foundation, a non-profit research library that holds Marshall's official papers and two million other documents, maps, and photographs.^[25]
• The Marshall House, a Victorian home named for General Marshall in Vancouver, Washington. George Marshall lived in the home from 1936 to 1937 while commanding the 5th Brigade of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Vancouver Barracks.^[26]

Awards

• George C. Marshall Award, awarded to a citizen of Leesburg, Virginia who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the community.^[27]
• George Catlett Marshall Medal, awarded by the Association of the United States Army.^[28]
• George C. Marshall Citizen-Soldier Award, given bi-annually to a Virginia Military Institute first classman or rising first classman best modeling the attributes displayed by Marshall as a cadet.^[29]
• George C. Marshall Award, awarded to the top Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet from each program and selected US Military Academy cadets.^[30]
• George C. Marshall Foundation Award, presented to an individual by the George C. Marshall Foundation who has made a significant contribution to foster international economic development and to establish, in Marshall's words, “economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace.”^[31]
• George C. Marshall Award, the highest award given to a chapter in Kappa Alpha Order.^[32]
• George C. Marshall Leadership Award, awarded to a resident of Vancouver, Washington by the Historic Trust and "recognizes a person’s leadership potential, commitment to public service, and strength of character."^[33]
• Marshall Award in History, awarded by the George C. Marshall Foundation and recognizes history majors at the Virginia Military Institute. Award recipients write a research paper using the Foundation's archival holdings.
• George C. Marshall Award, awarded by the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association.^[34]
• General George C. Marshall Award, created in 1960 by the Command and General Staff College to recognize the scholarship and leadership of a graduate each year.^[35]

Transportation

• George-Marshall-Straße in Wiesbaden, Germany.^[36]
• George-C.-Marshall-Ring in Oberursel, Germany.^[36]
• George C. Marshall Drive Northeast in Leesburg, Virginia.
• George C. Marshall Drive in Idylwood, Virginia.
• General George C. Marshall Parkway in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Designated on October 2, 1975 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.^[37]
• George-C.-Marshall-Brücke in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany. Spanning the Landwehr Canal, the bridge was built from 1996–1998 by architects Gerkan, Marg and partners.^[38]

Coinage

• 1976 – Sterling silver medal. Minted for the "Gallery of Great Americans" set.^[39]
• 1982 – Germany commemorative silver 23rd thaler.
• 1997 – Netherlands 10 Gulden KM# 224 silver coin.^[40]
• 2008 – United States commemorative gold coin. Minted for the "Leaders of World War II" series by the U.S. Mint.^[41]
• 2013 – United States $1 silver commemorative coin. Minted for the "5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Program" by the U.S. Mint.^[42]

Organizations

• George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.^[43]
• George C. Marshall Institute, a non-profit conservative think tank. Established in 1984 and dissolved in 2015.
• George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, originally the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, became a NASA field center and was renamed in 1960.^[44]
• German Marshall Fund of the United States, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to promoting cooperation between North American and Europe.^[45]
• George Marshall Society, dedicated to improving German-American relations and to underscore the historic importance of the Marshall Plan.^[46]
• Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, established by the Economic Recovery Program to provide research cooperation between Austrian and the United States.^[47]

Objects

• 40 pfennig West German postage stamp. Printed by the Deutsche Bundespost in 1960.^[48]
• 20¢ U.S. postage stamp. Printed by the U.S. Postal Service in the Prominent Americans Series from 1965 to 1978.
• The Marshall Bell, a 7,595-pound bell installed in the Netherlands Carillon in Washington, DC in April 2021.^[49]
• 1962 Virginia Military Institute class ring, honoring to Marshall on the "class side."^[50]
• 32¢ U.S. postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Printed by the U.S. Postal Service in 1997.^[51]
• 100 pfenning German postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Printed by the Deutsche Bundespost in 1997.

Buildings

• George C. Marshall American Veterans Post 103, located in Hopwood, Pennsylvania.^[52]
• The George-C.-Marshall-Haus in Berlin, Germany was built as the United States exhibition pavilion for the German Industrial Exhibition in 1950.
• Marshallhof, an urban residential complex in Vienna, Austria. Built from 1953–1959 by architect Hermann Stiegholzer. Dedicated to Marshall in 1961.^[53]
• Marshall Hall, a building on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute which houses the school's Center for Leadership and Ethics.^[54]
• Marshall Community Center, a public recreation hall including a pool, classrooms, and gym.^[55]

Other

• George C. Marshall Center, a suite of ten room within the Hôtel de Talleyrand in Paris, France in which the American Administration of the Marshall Plan was headquartered.^[56]
• George Catlett Marshall Arch, an entranceway into cadet barracks at the Virginia Military Institute. Dedicated on May 15, 1951.^[57]
• George C. Marshall Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America in Lexington, Virginia.^[58]
• George C. Marshall Corridor, a hallway in the Pentagon with an exhibit on General Marshall.^[59]
• George-Marshall-Platz, a public square in Erlangen, Germany. Opened on July 29, 2011.^[60]

See also

• List of memorials to Dwight D. Eisenhower
• List of places named for Douglas MacArthur
• List of places named for George S. Patton
• List of memorials to Franklin D. Roosevelt

Notes and References

1. Web site: George C. Marshall High School Home of the Statesmen Fairfax County Public Schools George C. Marshall High School. 2021-02-20. marshallhs.fcps.edu.
2. Web site: Marshall School. 2021-02-20. Laurel Highlands SD. english.
3. Web site: Neal. Sara. staff. Communications. Home. 2021-03-06. Marshall Elementary School. en-US.
4. Web site: George C. Marshall Elementary. 2021-02-20. marshall.mpusd.net.
5. Web site: Home – Marshall Scholarships. 2021-02-20. www.marshallscholarship.org. en-GB.
6. Web site: Communications. DoDEA. Our Community. 2021-05-13. www.dodea.edu. en-us.
7. Web site: 2020-06-11. "The hardest work I ever did in my life.". 2022-01-21. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
8. Web site: George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza. 2021-05-06. The American Legion. en.
9. Web site: Nov. 7, 2014 -- CSA's remarks at Gen. George C. Marshall Park dedication ceremony. 2021-10-10. www.army.mil. en.
10. Web site: Marshall Park City of Vancouver, Washington, USA . 2023-08-20 . www.cityofvancouver.us.
11. Web site: Cathy. 2016-11-18. Marshall and his submarine. 2021-05-05. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
12. Web site: Marshall-Brunnen. 2021-05-06. Frankfurt Tourism.
13. Web site: Marshall Center's Bronze Statue of its Namesake Turns 21. 2021-06-01. www.army.mil. en.
14. Web site: General Marshall Equestrian Statue. 2021-05-13. The American Legion. en.
15. Web site: csonnier. 2017-06-30. Marshall and the Space Flight Center. 2021-05-13. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
16. Web site: VMI Archives Photographs Collection. 2021-05-13. digitalcollections.vmi.edu. en.
17. Web site: George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza. 2021-05-13. The American Legion. en.
18. Book: Bowers, Thomas. A Tonic to My Spirit: George Catlett Marshall and the American Red Cross. George C. Marshall International Center. 2020. Leesburg, Virginia.
19. Web site: Denkmal George Catlett Marshall. 2021-05-18. www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at. de-formal.
20. News: Swardson. Anne. 1997-05-29. ROTTERDAM OPENS ITS DOORS TO THANK ALL AMERICANS. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-05-19. 0190-8286.
21. Web site: 2017-06-14. 70th Anniversary of Marshall Plan. 2021-08-02. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece. en-US.
22. Web site: George C. Marshall - Oslo, Norway - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com. 2021-11-20. www.waymarking.com.
23. Web site: Worthington Diesel Pump - Arnhem, Netherlands - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com . 2022-06-21 . www.waymarking.com.
24. Web site: George C. Marshall International Center. 2021-05-13. George C. Marshall. en-US.
25. Web site: Home. 2021-05-13. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
26. Web site: The Marshall House: Victorian Jewel of Officers Row (U.S. National Park Service). 2021-05-13. www.nps.gov. en.
27. Web site: LoudounNow. 2019-05-09. Photo Gallery: Biz Awards Celebrate Leesburg's Best. 2021-03-06. Loudoun Now. en-US.
28. Web site: 2016-08-04. George Catlett Marshall Medal. 2021-06-01. AUSA. en.
29. Web site: 2021. Prizes, Medals, and Awards. 2021-06-01. Virginia Military Institute.
30. Web site: December 20, 2018. About This Year's Seminar (Fort Leavenworth, KS). March 30, 2021. George C. Marshall Leadership & Awards Seminar. United States Army Cadet Command. Ft. Knox, KY.
31. Web site: The George C. Marshall Foundation Award – News and Events. 2021-02-20. www.marshallfoundation.org.
32. Web site: National Awards. 2021-03-06. mst-ka.org.
33. Web site: 2020-03-19. The Historic Trust honors George C. Marshall Leadership Award recipients ClarkCountyToday.com. 2021-03-11. en-US.
34. Web site: 2021-07-29. Ambassador Pyatt's Remarks at AHEPA George C. Marshall Award Reception. 2021-08-02. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Greece. en-US.
35. Web site: 2015-07-10. CGSC Graduation Awards Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc.. 2022-01-21. en-US.
36. Web site: Youngblood. Cody. 2022-01-13. A Modern Haus for Marshall. 2022-01-21. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
37. Web site: GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL PARKWAY - DESIGNATION Act of Oct. 2, 1975, P.L. 343, No. 97 . Pennsylvania Legislature.
38. Web site: George C. Marshall Bridge (Berlin-Tiergarten, 1998). 2021-05-19. Structurae. en.
39. Web site: 1976 Proof Sterling Silver Medal George C. Marshall (#0077) on Aug 10, 2021 Coins and Auctions Since 1994 in WA. 2021-08-02. LiveAuctioneers. en.
40. Web site: Netherlands 10 Gulden KM 224 Prices & Values NGC. 2021-05-17. www.ngccoin.com.
41. Web site: shop. VCoins, the online coin. France, Medal, Seconde Guerre Mondiale, George C.Marshall, Général. 2021-05-17. www.vcoins.com. en.
42. Web site: 5-Star Generals Commemorative $1 Silver Coin U.S. Mint. 2021-05-17. www.usmint.gov.
43. Web site: George C. Marshall Center. European Center For Security Studies. 2021-02-20. www.marshallcenter.org. en.
44. Web site: Harbaugh. Jennifer. 2015-02-12. Marshall Space Flight Center. 2021-02-20. NASA.
45. Web site: The German Marshall Fund of the United States. 2021-05-13. The German Marshall Fund of the United States. en.
46. Web site: Welcome!. 2021-05-13. George-Marshall-Gesellschaft (e.V.) Verein zur Förderung der deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen. en-US.
47. Web site: Introduction. 2021-08-25. www.marshallplan.at.
48. Web site: Staff. GCMF. 2020-10-29. National Stamp Collecting Month: George C. Marshall Postage Stamp. 2021-03-06. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
49. Web site: Luxner. Larry. 2021-05-12. Dutch Embassy unveils 'New Bells of the Netherlands Carillon' exhibit. 2021-05-13. Washington Diplomat. en-US.
50. Web site: VMI Class of 1962 Ring – Marshall Museum. 2021-05-17. www.marshallfoundation.org.
51. News: McAllister. Bill. 1997-05-30. A MAN, A PLAN, A STAMP. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-05-18. 0190-8286.
52. Web site: Post 103 Home . 2021-02-28 . www.hopwoodamvets.net.
53. Web site: Marschallhof . 2021-05-18 . www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at . de-formal.
54. Web site: Marshall Hall Facility – Cadet Life – Virginia Military Institute . 2021-05-11 . www.vmi.edu.
55. Web site: Marshall Community Center City of Vancouver, Washington, USA . 2023-08-20 . www.cityofvancouver.us.
56. Web site: The George C. Marshall Center . 2022-05-07 . U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France . en-US.
57. Web site: Cathy. 2020-05-15. May 15, 1951, Marshall Day at VMI: A Photo Essay. 2021-04-24. George C. Marshall Foundation. en-US.
58. Web site: 2021-01-14. Military Officer's Association of America. 2021-02-20. www.moaa.org. en.
59. Web site: Dedication of the George C. Marshall Corridor at the Pentagon. 2021-05-13. www.army.mil. en.
60. Web site: Erlangen. Stadt. 2021-10-30. Mobilität und öffentlicher Raum. 2021-10-30. www.erlangen.de. de.