Owen J. Roberts was appointed chairman of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas.
Sources
- Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (The Roberts Commission), 1943-1946 (ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp)
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/239.html (archives.gov)
- https://www.archives.gov/research/foreign-policy/related-records/rg-239 (archives.gov)
- https://www.si.edu/object/siris_sil_186319 (si.edu)
- https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000806188 (catalog.hathitrust.org)
- https://www.nga.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/nga-archives-wwii-4-robertscommission.pdf (nga.gov)
- https://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumers/holocaust_claims/the_allies/roberts_commission (dfs.ny.gov)
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