Marshall’s Red Cross Leadership Celebrated

Most often it is George C. Marshall’s leadership on the battlefield and in the post-World War II rebuilding of Europe that is celebrated at his legacy. This week, George C. Marshall International Center in Leesburg is putting the spotlight on another aspect of his public service.

It was 70 years ago that Marshall served as president of the American Red Cross.

After the war, Marshall and his wife, Katherine Tupper Marshall, settled into retirement at their Leesburg home, Dodona Manor, and agreed that he would undertake no further public tasks without her approval, according to a booklet written by the center’s Director of Docents Tom Bowers, “A tonic to my spirit.”