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| Keywords: alley indoor Lot 6591-19: American Memorial at Montfaucon, France. This memorial, the most important in Commission’s project, is located on the dominating hill of Montfaucon, overlooking the valley of the Meuse and the Argonne forest. It commemorates the services of approximately 1,200,000 Americans who participated in the Meuse-Argonne operation, beginning September 18, 1918 and ending November 11, 1918. It also commemorates the services of the French armies on this portion of the battle front. Shown: Top of Tower – inside – Montfaucon Monument. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection-Photograph Album presented by General John J. Pershing, USA (Ret.), Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission. The photographs in the collection were taken in 1923 to show the memorials erected by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/10/09). Lot 6591-19: American Memorial at Montfaucon, France. This memorial, the most important in Commission’s project, is located on the dominating hill of Montfaucon, overlooking the valley of the Meuse and the Argonne forest. It commemorates the services of approximately 1,200,000 Americans who participated in the Meuse-Argonne operation, beginning September 18, 1918 and ending November 11, 1918. It also commemorates the services of the French armies on this portion of the battle front. Shown: Top of Tower – inside – Montfaucon Monument. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection-Photograph Album presented by General John J. Pershing, USA (Ret.), Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission. The photographs in the collection were taken in 1923 to show the memorials erected by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2015/10/09). | ||||
