General Giraud pays tribute to Unknown Soldier

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_081SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of General Henri Giraud (center), Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, Major General John T. Lewis, and other military personnel paying tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "General Giraud pays tribute to unknown soldier. Before the tomb of American's Unknown Soldier of the last war, at Arlington National Cemetery, near the U.S. capital of Washington, General Henri Honore Giraud (center), Commander-in-Chief of the French forces in North and West Africa and co-Chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation, lays a wreath and salutes. General Giraud visited several American shrines while in the U.S. for a series of conferences with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Allied military leaders. As he stood before the tomb, General Giraud said he was profoundly moved. Behind Gen. Giraud are Brig. Gen. L.J. Fortier (left), liaison officer of the U.S. Army, and Maj. Gen. John T. Lewis, commanding general of the Military District of Washington. 13256-PME. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority. Not for use in England, Scotland, Australia or Western Hemisphere."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Giraud, Henri, 1879-1949France. ArméeFrance. ArmyFortier, Louis J.Lewis, John T. (John Taylor), 1894-1983United States. ArmyTomb of the Unknowns (Va.)Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)SoldiersAllied ForcesPlaceArlington (Va.)VirginiaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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