Existing comment:
George Stout draft of Protection of Monuments, 1942 December
In June 1943, the efforts of Stout, Sachs, Constable, and others led to the formation of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. After drawing up lists of European cultural treasures and providing them to military units, the Commission established the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section (MFAA) within the U.S. Army, which would operate from 1944 to 1946. |