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May 8, 2024 · They were: André PICARD, general secretary and originator of the “Merci Train” with Commander Guy DE LA VASSELAIS; Louis CAST, Committee president; and Maurice ARTIGUENAVE, treasurer, all railroad veterans of World War I, members of the French Resistance in World War II and officials of the French Gratitude Train National Committee, en ...
The idea to send a "thank you" gift to the United States for the $40 million in food and other supplies sent to France and Italy in 1947 came from a French railroad worker, and World War II veteran, named Andre Picard. [1]
Sep 28, 2018 · Andre Picard, a French veteran and railroad worker, organized the Merci Train to do just that. He said its contents were a gesture of his country’s sincere affection for "our American friends."
- Visuals Manager/Retroindy Producer
Andre Picard, a French railroad worker and war veteran, suggested the creation of the French Gratitude (Merci) Train. To build the Merci train, he suggested the use of 49 WWI era boxcars, known as 40 & 8s.
Nov 16, 2023 · Early in 1948, a French railroad employee and war veteran named André Picard suggested that a vintage railroad car could be filled with gifts of appreciation and sent to the United States. After his idea was publicized, it generated an enthusiastic response that led to the expansion of his plan.
- Tom Scudder
The French Gratitude Train was sent to the United States by the citizens of France in appreciation for U.S. military involvement in World War II and American postwar relief efforts. Andre Picard, a French veteran of World War II, was one of the originators of the idea of the Gratitude Train.
Merci Train Marker. Inscription. Background. The idea to send a "Thank You” gift to the United States for the $40 million in food and other supplies sent to France and Italy in 1947 came from a French railroad worker, and World War II veteran, named Andre Picard.
