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In 1936, then-Colonel George C. Marshall, Jr. and his wife, Katherine, occupied a house in Chicago while he was serving with the Illinois National Guard. While living there he received his promotion to Brigadier General. Marshall later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during World War II, and as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under the Truman administration. He was the architect of the Marshall Plan, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
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