Show plans for monuments laid before congress final plans of the american legion battle monuments commission towards marking tit alie e battlefields abroad and commemorating the activities of amerlean american troops overseas have been laid before congress according to legislative officials of the american legion in washington the plans call for beautification of the american cemeteries tive monuments to the members of all american organizations which parti participated ct in the major american operations historical monuments to record important operations of american divisions a monument at home to commemorate me the activities of tho the army and naval forces of the united states stales aln a italy and surrounding waters arec ton ion of tablets to mark locations of headquarters of the tit american expeditionary force and two memorials and three monuments to commemorate naval activities the commission contemplates the expenditure pend iture ture of to carr out Us its plans the legion has taken a leading part in the work of the commission since it wits created by act of congress in 1922 several legionnaires are on the commission including gen john J pershing chairman and thomas Tho nitis W milter miller president of the organization of inter aillem veterans |