brigadier general october july officer initially charge manhattan_project build atomic bomb world war member june class west_point graduated early world war marshall saw service mexican border wars worked engineering projects united_states panama canal zone january shortly united_states entered world war syracuse district oversaw construction june marshall placed charge manhattan_project known superseded head project brigadier general september engineer august august november assistant chief staff serving australia new_guinea philippines marshall left army moved riverside connecticut worked later joined building coal loading facility turkey worked mining projects africa commissioner highways minnesota early life career born missouri october son wife née appointed west point classmates included entire class graduated early june world war marshall ranked 24th class commissioned substantive lieutenant temporary captain posted july sent lee virginia additional training married brooklyn children born born august marshall joined 8th engineers fort bliss texas returned student officer february june young officers like marshall served overseas war sent battlefield tours june august toured world war visiting britain france belgium germany returning september service camp reserve officers training corps marshall posted 13th engineers adjutant february attended june graduating august instructor june assistant 2nd district based new_york_city like fellow officers marshall reduced substantive rank lieutenant november august took charge 3rd located new_jersey served panama canal zone company commander 11th engineers april june instructor west_point august posted virginia august promoted captain june followed duty assistant chief river harbor section january september world war marshall attended command kansas september february executive officer 1st engineers outbreak world war europe promotion accelerated promoted major march rank lieutenant colonel army united_states june january syracuse district covered new_york pennsylvania rank colonel february syracuse responsible number major projects including ammunition explosive plants construction attend flood control measures upper delaware river june marshall called washington reorganised atomic bomb project known marshall read june report recalled spent night sleep trying figure heard nuclear know build plant ninety million dollars moment construction projects syracuse district tnt plant pennsylvania estimated cost million dollars report colonel head august marshall called creation new district territorial limits administer project proposal approved august district engineer new district marshall reported directly chief engineers established district headquarters 18th floor broadway new_york_city following usual practice naming engineer districts city headquarters area located selected boston firm project principal contractor marshall deputy district engineer visited tennessee june examine proposed location production plants area marshall chose delay actual purchase land needed felt marshall desire orderly procedures ultimately told september bush expressing dissatisfaction slow progress lack highest priority project going united_states secretary war directly president appointed head project september colonel ranked marshall permanent list promoted brigadier general assuming command september according marshall disagreed major way handle personnel witness confrontations major general chief staff decided marshall replaced marshall replaced given overseas posting informed june getting fired previously expressed desire overseas assignment assigned project expressed preference overseas combat assignment liked working happy critical marshall asked transfer secretary headquarters moved leaving secretary new_york office concern personnel noted typical marshall officially created august marshall chose formally leave august held job exactly year account says shortly replaced marshall chief engineers asked relieve marshall key overseas assignment mean promotion brigadier project time organized feel refuse appointed excellent choice regretted marshall awarded legion merit service posted camp north_carolina commander november sought overseas service assistant chief staff saw service australia new_guinea philippines promoted brigadier general november awarded bronze star medal returned united_states medical reasons february final command received army medal january head reverted permanent rank colonel march retired army disability march june promoted brigadier general retired list later life leaving army moved riverside connecticut worked eventually tired new_york_city took job building coal loading facility turkey worked united nations korean relief building new_york involved mining projects africa home new_york working projects world january accepted offer governor minnesota state commissioner highways year term marred change government state final years saw series clashes new governor attorney general term commissioner highways ended marshall returned engineering consultant professional engineering served mayor years contributions included addition ambulance squad fire department construction indoor ice skating wife died cancer july marshall died cancer buried marshall son graduated west_point class served europe world war later served vietnam deputy chief engineers rank major general
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