1939

Events

 * September 1:
 * George Marshall becomes 15th United States Army Chief of Staff

Births

 * August 3:
 * Egil Einar Krogh Jr. - Under Secretary of Transportation (d. 2020)
 * September 17:
 * David Hackett Souter - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (Living)
 * December 2:
 * Harry Mason Reid - Senator of Nevada (Living)