[DOC] [TLE] United States Secretary of Defense - Wikipedia [PAR] The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the 
Department of ... The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps were established in 1775, ... 
of the Air Force, Army Chief of Staff, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of ... 
The latest version, signed by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in... [DOC] [TLE] George Marshall - Wikipedia [PAR] George Catlett Marshall, Jr. (December 31, 1880  October 16, 1959) was an 
American statesman and soldier, famous for his leadership roles during World 
War II and the Cold War. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army under 
presidents Franklin D. ... As Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, Marshall 
received credit for the... [DOC] [TLE] United States Secretary of the Army - Wikipedia [PAR] The Secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the 
Department of Defense of the United States of America with ... The Secretary of 
the Army (10 U.S.C.  3013) is in effect the chief executive officer of the ... of War, 
became the first Secretary of the Army when the National Defense Act of 1947... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander Haig - Wikipedia [PAR] Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (December 2, 1924  February 20, 2010) was a United 
States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State ... He 
then was appointed Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, 
... Haig served as White House Chief of Staff, while still retaining his Army... [DOC] [TLE] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Wikipedia [PAR] The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is, by U.S. law, the highest-
ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces and is ... Fleet Admiral 
William D. Leahy, USN, served as the Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief ... 
In the 1990s, there were proposals in U.S. Department of Defense academic 
circles to... [DOC] [TLE] Charles Erwin Wilson - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890  September 26, 1961) was an American 
engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense 
from 1953 to 1957 under .... Both General Ridgway, who retired as Army chief of 
staff in June 1955, and his successor, General Maxwell D. Taylor, believed that 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Chief of Staff of the United States Army - Wikipedia [PAR] The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory office (10 U.S.C.  3033) held 
by a four-star ... The Chief of Staff reports directly to the Secretary of the Army for 
army matters ... over army forces, dating back to the passage of the Department of 
Defense ... 1949, Resigned to become first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [DOC] [TLE] George Catlett Marshall - People - Department History - Office of the ... [PAR] Biographies of the Secretaries of State: George Catlett Marshall (18801959) ... 
During World War II, Marshall distinguished himself as Army Chief of Staff, ... 
Marshall resigned as Secretary of State in 1949 and became president of the ... 
Cabinet as Secretary of Defense in 1950 and served briefly in that capacity until 
1951. [DOC] [TLE] R.A. LOVETT, EX-CHIEF OF DEFENSE WHO PRESSED BUILDUP ... [PAR] May 8, 1986 ... After General Marshall became Secretary of State in 1947, ... that was duplicated 
when the general became Secretary of Defense in 1950. ... His performance also 
won Mr. Lovett the admiration of the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. [DOC] [TLE] George Catlett Marshall - George C. Marshall [PAR] During World War II, Marshall as Army Chief of Staff (19391945) was the most ... 
After the war, he was named special ambassador to China (19451947), 
Secretary of State (19471949), President of the American Red Cross (1949
1950), and Secretary of Defense (19501951). ... Become a Member  Support  
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Question: In 1950 this former Army chief of staff & secretary of state became secretary of defense
Answer: George Marshall