a guide - The George C. Marshall Foundation

mission members to the European and Mediterranean World
War II cemeteries are discussed.
b. Dedication of the American Military Cemetery at Suresnes,
France
The correspondence concerning the 1952 dedication of the
Suresnes cemetery is made up of three parts, each chronologically
arranged: I) "general," 2) "inspection trips," and,
3) "trip details." The general correspondence concerns travel
plans for the dedication program, the contents of the program
speeches, and invitations to the program. The inspection trips
correspondence deals with two trips to other World War I
and World War II cemeteries and monuments in Europe and
the Mediterranean area which Chairman Marshall made just
prior to, and just after the Suresnes dedication. The latter trip
ended in Anz.io where Mrs. Marshall's son Allen Tupper
Brown, was killed in action and buried.
Finished with Commission business, the Marshalls vacationed
in Italy and England before ret urning to the United
States. This vacation travel is dealt with in correspondence
between Marshall and his aide, Major C. J. George. Included
here are two handwritten, multi page letters signed with Marshall's
initials.
The "trip details" correspondence deals with passports,
itineraries, luggage, and the like. There are many bon voyage
telegrams and messages here, as well as correspondence with
General Matthew B. Ridgway, the Supreme Commander of
Allied Forces in Europe, and his aide, Colonel Vernon A.
Walters, regarding trip arrangements.
2. SCRAPBOOK
There is one scrapbook in this subgroup. This also deals
with the dedication ceremony at the Suresnes Memorial.
x. AMERICAN RED CROSS
In September 1949, some eight months after his resignation
as Secretary of State, Marshall was appointed President of
the American National Red Cross, a position he held until
December 4, I950-well into his term as Secretary of Defense.
The American Red Cross subgroup (1949-1950; 4 linear feet)
treats only the time he devoted exclusively to the presidency
of the Red Cross; there are four series:
l. CORRESPONDENCE
2. SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS
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