Diplomats

Dwight Griswold (left), chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, and his wife Erma Griswold (second from left) greet Major General William G. Livesay (right), commanding general of the United States Army Group Greece, and his wife. The photograph is labeled "The Dwight Griswolds and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Livesay."

Ailanos (left, holding hat) and Constantine Tsaldaris (right, in white hat, facing away from camera) cut the ribbon held by Dwight Griswold (center), Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, to reopen the Corinth Canal in Greece connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Harold Holtz, a member of Griswold's staff, stands in the lower left hand corner of the photograph with other unidentified men.

Dwight Griswold (at center, in pale suit), Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, observes the dedication of Griswold Quay in Salonica, Greece, with Mrs. Erma Griswold (second from the left of Griswold, in pale dress) and other unidentified individuals. The photograph is labelled "Dedication of Griswold quay - Salonica 1948."

Dwight Griswold (left), Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, meets with Greek Prime Minister Demetrios Maximos (right) in an office in Athens, Greece. Original caption written on photo: Griswold & The Prime Minister, D. Maximos, Athens 1947.

Dwight Griswold, Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, meets with current and former Greek prime ministers in Athens, Greece. From left to right: Stylianos Gonatas, Dwight Griswold, Demetrios Maximos, and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos.

Mr. Rankin (left), Dwight Griswold (left center), Henry Grady (right center), and James Van Fleet gather together for a group photograph in Greece. All others are unidentified.

Dwight Griswold, Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece (AMAG), writes at a desk in the AMAG office in Athens, Greece. Original caption: In AMAG office - Athens. From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

The presidential plane "Independence" sits at the Frankfurt Airport on its way to Greece, surrounded by unidentified men. Original caption written on photo: "Airport and Presidential Plane Independence at Airport at Frankfurt. Ger. July 14-1947 on way to Greece with lot of Greek Mission members." From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

American Mission for Aid to Greece staff pose for a photograph. Standing, from left to right, are Ayer, Coombs, Gillmor, Barker, Gallagher, Dawson, Holmgreen, McGuire, Norton, Shea, Griffiths, Golden, Dobson, Moffat, McKay, Clay, Iverson, and Lawsdale. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are May, Patterson, General William Livesay, Dwight Griswold (Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece), Howard, Snackenberg, and Hedley. From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.

Dwight Griswold, Chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, stands with his wife Erma Griswold in a photograph labeled "Constantinople, Turkey, Dec. 10-1947." From: Mrs. Henry I. Bomgardner.