On the second floor of Pershing Hall in the hallway between the bar area on the left and the conference room on the right.

A plaque put up for Myron T. Herrick, Governor of Ohio and U.S. Ambassador to France who died while in office. As ambassador, Herrick supported the creation of the American Hospital of Paris and, by extension, the early American ambulance units that became the American Field Service (AFS) during WWI.

Avenue Myron Herrick: He is the only American ambassador to France with a streetAvenue Myron Herricknamed after him in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Sources:  World War 1.com

This room is dedicated to the memory of Myron T. Herrick and to the friendship between France and the United States by his friends in his native village of Wellington in Cleveland and in the state of Ohio which he served as Governor.  The names of those participating in the creation of this memorial are recorded in a golden book as a permanent record of the affection and esteem of his own people for their illustrious friend.

Memorial Commission

Andrew Squire, Chairman

Samuel Mather

Robert Lindsay

Newton D. Baker

Chester C. Bolton

John A. Penton

Dudley J. Hard

John H. Dexter, Treasurer

Dale Brown, Secretary