General Giraud met by Allied military leaders

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_098SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of French General Henri Giraud (left) shaking hands with American Admiral William D. Leahy while other Allied leaders look on, Washington, D.C., circa 1943. From left to right: French General Henri Giraud, American Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, American Admiral William D. Leahy, French Major General Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart, American General George C. Marshall, American Admiral Ernest J. King, French Vice Admiral Raymond Fenard, American General Henry H. Arnold, and British Field Marshal Sir John Dill.

Typed caption glued to verso: "General Giraud met by Allied military leaders. General Henri Honoré Giraud (extreme left) shakes hands with Admiral William D. Leahy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Chief of Staff, on his arrival in Washington. General Giraud, Commander-in-Chief of French forces in North and West Africa and co-Chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation, was met at the airport by military leaders of the Allied nations. Left to right are: General Giraud; Brig. Gen. L.J. Fortier, of the U.S. Army; Admiral Leahy; Maj. Gen. Marie-Emile Bethouart, chief of the French Military Mission in America; General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet; Vice Admiral Raymond Fenard, head of the French naval Mission in the U.S.; General Henry H. Arnold, commander of the United States Army Air Forces; and Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington. 13198-PNT. Not for use in the Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army Air ForcesGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Royal NavyFrance. ArméeFrance. ArmyGiraud, Henri, 1879-1949Fortier, Louis J.Leahy, William D.Béthouart, Marie Émile AntoineMarshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 L.King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956Fenard, RaymondArnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950Dill, John, Sir, 1881-1944World War, 1939-1945Allied ForcesPlaceWashington, DCUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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