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 124 STAT. 2782 PUBLIC LAW 111–262—OCT. 8, 2010 Engineering School, and served as the adjutant, quarter- master, and commanding officer of the 3d Engineer Bat- talion (later reflagged as the 2d Engineer Battalion). (13) GEORGE C. MARSHALL, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— (A) General George C. Marshall entered the Army from the Virginia Military Institute in 1902. (B) During a long career of public service, he distin- guished himself as a leader, tactician, strategist, states- man, and, truly, as the ‘‘Organizer of Victory’’. (C) In World War I, he was regarded as one of the most talented staff officers in the United States Army. (D) After that war, and throughout the many long and challenging duties of the interwar years, he was appointed United States Army Chief of the General Staff in 1939. (E) During World War II, he achieved recognition as one of America’s greatest military leaders. (F) As chief strategist of that global war, he materially assisted in directing the Allied Powers to victory. (G) In 1947 he was appointed Secretary of State for the United States and his outstanding career as a states- man proved equal to his brilliant military career. (H) He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his conception and implementation of the European Recovery Program, and, subsequently, he served as the Secretary of Defense for 1 year. (I) General Marshall’s service at Ft. Leavenworth included graduation from the United States Army School of the Line in 1907, the United States Army Staff College in 1908, followed by instructor duty at Ft. Leavenworth from in 1909 and 1910. (14) HENRY H. ARNOLD, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— (A) General ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold is the only officer in the history of our country to earn the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force. (B) General Arnold, a graduate of West Point in 1907, received his pilot training in 1911 from the Wright brothers in Dayton, Ohio. (C) He became one of our Nation’s strongest advocates for air power, and personally held numerous records and trophies for flying achievements, to include the first delivery of United States mail by air. (D) Accomplishments in and from the air in the World Wars, particularly in World War II, were heavily influenced by his genius. (E) As a result of General Arnold’s contributions, massed air power gave a third dimension to battles of World War II, swept the skies of the enemy, and denied him mobility on the ground. (F) One of General Arnold’s citations reads in part: ‘‘From conception to execution, General Arnold’s leadership guided the mightiest air force in history’’. (G) General Arnold’s service at Ft. Leavenworth was as a student at the Command and General Staff College, 1928–1929. (15) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.—