calsfoundation@cals.org
August 12, 2009
In 1949, in recognition of the relief efforts by the United States after World War II, France organized an appreciation program known as the Merci Train. Forty-nine boxcars loaded with gifts were delivered to the United States. J. N. Heiskell, Arkansas Merci Train committee member and editor of the Arkansas Gazette, is shown here examining the car delivered to Arkansas.