U.S. At War: Marshall to England?

The U.S. Army's quiet Chief of Staff, General George Catlett Marshall, 62, has never wanted to ride out World War II with his boots planted behind a Washington desk. The man Pershing called the finest officer in World War I wants to see some action. Months ago the rumors of General Marshall's next move simmered down into a strong possibility: the President would transfer George Marshall to England to lead the Allied invasion of Europe.

The unofficial but authoritative Army & Navy Journal, freshly studying this probability last week, decided it did not like the idea, and even suggested that the move...

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