(Although in the event Marshall's work as U.S. Army Chief of Staff was too important for him to leave Washington DC and Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed instead.)
(Selv om det viste sig, at Marshalls arbejde som stabschef for den amerikanske hær var for vigtigt til, at han kunne forlade Washington DC, og en anden amerikansk general, Dwight D. Eisenhower, endte med at blive udpeget.)