The Resume

(December 31, 1880-October 16, 1959)
Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (1901)
Staff Officer, World War I
Brigadier General (1936)
Army Chief of Staff (1939-1945)
Secretary of State (1947-1949)
Organized the Marshall Plan
President of the Red Cross (1949-1953)
Secretary of Defense (1953-1954)

Why he might be annoying:

He never actually led soldiers into battle.
His concentration on defeating Germany during World War II lengthened the war in the Pacific.
Joe McCarthy accused him of being too soft on communism.

Why he might not be annoying:

His excellent planning skills helped win World War II.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
During his term as Secretary of Defense, he helped organize American forces for the Korean War.
The Marshall Plan saved the European economy.
Winston Churchill called him the 'true organizer of victory.'

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 100 Greatest American Speeches of the 20th Century (Ranked: 54)
• Born on New Year's Eve [December 31st] (Ranked: 1880)
• Cold War Participants
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1947] (Ranked: 5)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1948] (Ranked: 5)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1950] (Ranked: 15)
• Generals and Admirals
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [M-Q]
• I Attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
• I Died in 1959 (Ranked: 78)
• I Served in Both World Wars
• I'm Buried at Arlington National Cemetery [Virginia]
• Nobel Peace Prize (Ranked: 1953)
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8733)
• Served in World War I
• Served in World War II
• Time Magazine People of the Year (Ranked: 1943)
• Time Magazine People of the Year (Ranked: 1947)
• Wang's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 73 Votes: 57.53% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 13.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 103 Votes: 36.89% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 47.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 133 Votes: 44.36% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 284 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 304 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 448 Votes: 43.75% Annoying