Anne Morgan Plaque
Details:
From the main entrance at place des Invalides, cross the courtyard to go up set of stairs on the right side and follow the corridor back towards the entrance, the Anne Morgan plaque is the 16th plaque from the stairwell.
Plaque A large sandstone plaque affixed to the gallery wall. Engraved in memory of Anne Morgan, an American citizen who helped to found the American Committee for Devastated France (CARD) following the first World War.
Monument Text:
"A LA MEMOIRE D'ANNE MORGAN
1873 1952
CITOYENNE AMERICAINE COMMANDEUR DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR CROIX DE GUERRE 14-18 ET 39-45
INTREPIDE ET GENEREUSE AMIE DE LA FRANCE SECOURABLE AUX BLESSES AUX REFUGIES AUX PRISONNIERS INSIGNE BIENFAITRICE DES POPULATIONS EPROUVEES ET DES REGIONS DEVASTEE PAR DEUX GUERRES
1873 1952
CITOYENNE AMERICAINE COMMANDEUR DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR CROIX DE GUERRE 14-18 ET 39-45
INTREPIDE ET GENEREUSE AMIE DE LA FRANCE SECOURABLE AUX BLESSES AUX REFUGIES AUX PRISONNIERS INSIGNE BIENFAITRICE DES POPULATIONS EPROUVEES ET DES REGIONS DEVASTEE PAR DEUX GUERRES
FOUNDATRICE DU MUSEE FRANCO-AMERICAIN DE BLERANCOURT"
English Translation:
In memory of Anne Morgan
1873-1952
American citizen
Commander of the Legion of Honor
War Cross (French Croix de Guerre) 14-18 and 39-45
An intrepid and generous friend of France
Helping the wounded, the refugees and the imprisoned
Important benefactress of people and regions devastated by the two World Wars
Founder of the Blerancourt Franco-American Museum.
In memory of Anne Morgan
1873-1952
American citizen
Commander of the Legion of Honor
War Cross (French Croix de Guerre) 14-18 and 39-45
An intrepid and generous friend of France
Helping the wounded, the refugees and the imprisoned
Important benefactress of people and regions devastated by the two World Wars
Founder of the Blerancourt Franco-American Museum.
