1987-04-13 Monday New York Times obituary: G. L. Artamonoff, a Sears Leader
Col. George Leonidovich Artamonoff, 84 years old, the first president of Sears International Inc. and later director of the Tokyo office of the Marshall Plan, died Saturday of pneumonia in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. His responsibilities that grew out of World War II, restoring economic relations between Japan and countries of Southeast Asia, contrasted with his duties in an earlier conflict, when he fought with the White Army in the south of Russia in 1919. He came to the United States in 1921 after being evacuated just before the Red Army took over the Crimea. He became an American citizen in 1926 and was commissioned as a major in the United States Army after the outbreak of World War II. George Leonidovich Artamonoff was born in Kursk, Russia, on April 21, 1902, to Gen. Leonid Konstantinovich Artamonoff of the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II, and Elisavietta Hartmann Artamonoff. His first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, Maria Leonidovna Rickmann, of Leningrad; a daughter, Elisavietta Artamonoff Ritchie of Washington, D.C.; a step-daughter, Elizabeth Clapp Agle of Washington, D.C.; a stepson, Roger Burnham Clapp of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and a great-grandson.
1987-04-13 Monday Boca Raton News, page 6B Upper Left Obituary Much of same info in above obit. Only new info typed here.
"Artamonoff joined Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1931 and 7 yrs later was named president of the company's international division. Founded Sears of Cuba, planned other Latin America expansions and reorganizaed the company's British subsidiary. During WW II, Artamonoff was a major in the US Army, participating in the assault landing at Oran, Algeria. He also participated in the invasion of southern France, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the occupation of Augsburg, Germany. Artamonoff served in 7 campaigns, participated in 2 assault landings and received 6 decorations, including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. In 1950, he joined the Marshall Plan, then called the Economic Cooperation Administration. A year later, he was named director of the administration's Tokyo office and was responsible for restoration of trade and economic relations between Japan and the countries of Southeast Asia. Artamonoff, who was born in Kursk, Russia, was the youngest member of the last class to graduate from the Corps of Pages, the elite military academy in St. Pertersburg, now Leningrad, before the Russion revolution. His father, Leonid Constantinovich Artamonoff, was a general in the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II. In 1919, Artamonoff joined the White Russian Army, and while commanding a platoon was wounded near Kursk. He was transported to a medical unit in a monastary. Artamonoff was later evacuated on the US Destroyer John D. Edwards and reached Washington, DC in 1921. He attended George Washington University and received a degree in electrical engineering from Yale University's Sheff School of Engineering in 1923. He became a US citizen in 1926. Artamonoff's first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, a daughter, a stepdaughter and a stepson."
Col. George Leonidovich Artamonoff, 84 years old, the first president of Sears International Inc. and later director of the Tokyo office of the Marshall Plan, died Saturday of pneumonia in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. His responsibilities that grew out of World War II, restoring economic relations between Japan and countries of Southeast Asia, contrasted with his duties in an earlier conflict, when he fought with the White Army in the south of Russia in 1919. He came to the United States in 1921 after being evacuated just before the Red Army took over the Crimea. He became an American citizen in 1926 and was commissioned as a major in the United States Army after the outbreak of World War II. George Leonidovich Artamonoff was born in Kursk, Russia, on April 21, 1902, to Gen. Leonid Konstantinovich Artamonoff of the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II, and Elisavietta Hartmann Artamonoff. His first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, Maria Leonidovna Rickmann, of Leningrad; a daughter, Elisavietta Artamonoff Ritchie of Washington, D.C.; a step-daughter, Elizabeth Clapp Agle of Washington, D.C.; a stepson, Roger Burnham Clapp of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and a great-grandson.
1987-04-13 Monday Boca Raton News, page 6B Upper Left Obituary Much of same info in above obit. Only new info typed here.
"Artamonoff joined Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1931 and 7 yrs later was named president of the company's international division. Founded Sears of Cuba, planned other Latin America expansions and reorganizaed the company's British subsidiary. During WW II, Artamonoff was a major in the US Army, participating in the assault landing at Oran, Algeria. He also participated in the invasion of southern France, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the occupation of Augsburg, Germany. Artamonoff served in 7 campaigns, participated in 2 assault landings and received 6 decorations, including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. In 1950, he joined the Marshall Plan, then called the Economic Cooperation Administration. A year later, he was named director of the administration's Tokyo office and was responsible for restoration of trade and economic relations between Japan and the countries of Southeast Asia. Artamonoff, who was born in Kursk, Russia, was the youngest member of the last class to graduate from the Corps of Pages, the elite military academy in St. Pertersburg, now Leningrad, before the Russion revolution. His father, Leonid Constantinovich Artamonoff, was a general in the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II. In 1919, Artamonoff joined the White Russian Army, and while commanding a platoon was wounded near Kursk. He was transported to a medical unit in a monastary. Artamonoff was later evacuated on the US Destroyer John D. Edwards and reached Washington, DC in 1921. He attended George Washington University and received a degree in electrical engineering from Yale University's Sheff School of Engineering in 1923. He became a US citizen in 1926. Artamonoff's first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, a daughter, a stepdaughter and a stepson."
1987-04-13 Monday New York Times obituary: G. L. Artamonoff, a Sears Leader
Col. George Leonidovich Artamonoff, 84 years old, the first president of Sears International Inc. and later director of the Tokyo office of the Marshall Plan, died Saturday of pneumonia in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. His responsibilities that grew out of World War II, restoring economic relations between Japan and countries of Southeast Asia, contrasted with his duties in an earlier conflict, when he fought with the White Army in the south of Russia in 1919. He came to the United States in 1921 after being evacuated just before the Red Army took over the Crimea. He became an American citizen in 1926 and was commissioned as a major in the United States Army after the outbreak of World War II. George Leonidovich Artamonoff was born in Kursk, Russia, on April 21, 1902, to Gen. Leonid Konstantinovich Artamonoff of the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II, and Elisavietta Hartmann Artamonoff. His first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, Maria Leonidovna Rickmann, of Leningrad; a daughter, Elisavietta Artamonoff Ritchie of Washington, D.C.; a step-daughter, Elizabeth Clapp Agle of Washington, D.C.; a stepson, Roger Burnham Clapp of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and a great-grandson.
1987-04-13 Monday Boca Raton News, page 6B Upper Left Obituary Much of same info in above obit. Only new info typed here.
"Artamonoff joined Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1931 and 7 yrs later was named president of the company's international division. Founded Sears of Cuba, planned other Latin America expansions and reorganizaed the company's British subsidiary. During WW II, Artamonoff was a major in the US Army, participating in the assault landing at Oran, Algeria. He also participated in the invasion of southern France, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the occupation of Augsburg, Germany. Artamonoff served in 7 campaigns, participated in 2 assault landings and received 6 decorations, including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. In 1950, he joined the Marshall Plan, then called the Economic Cooperation Administration. A year later, he was named director of the administration's Tokyo office and was responsible for restoration of trade and economic relations between Japan and the countries of Southeast Asia. Artamonoff, who was born in Kursk, Russia, was the youngest member of the last class to graduate from the Corps of Pages, the elite military academy in St. Pertersburg, now Leningrad, before the Russion revolution. His father, Leonid Constantinovich Artamonoff, was a general in the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II. In 1919, Artamonoff joined the White Russian Army, and while commanding a platoon was wounded near Kursk. He was transported to a medical unit in a monastary. Artamonoff was later evacuated on the US Destroyer John D. Edwards and reached Washington, DC in 1921. He attended George Washington University and received a degree in electrical engineering from Yale University's Sheff School of Engineering in 1923. He became a US citizen in 1926. Artamonoff's first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, a daughter, a stepdaughter and a stepson."
Col. George Leonidovich Artamonoff, 84 years old, the first president of Sears International Inc. and later director of the Tokyo office of the Marshall Plan, died Saturday of pneumonia in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home in Rockville, Md. His responsibilities that grew out of World War II, restoring economic relations between Japan and countries of Southeast Asia, contrasted with his duties in an earlier conflict, when he fought with the White Army in the south of Russia in 1919. He came to the United States in 1921 after being evacuated just before the Red Army took over the Crimea. He became an American citizen in 1926 and was commissioned as a major in the United States Army after the outbreak of World War II. George Leonidovich Artamonoff was born in Kursk, Russia, on April 21, 1902, to Gen. Leonid Konstantinovich Artamonoff of the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II, and Elisavietta Hartmann Artamonoff. His first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, Maria Leonidovna Rickmann, of Leningrad; a daughter, Elisavietta Artamonoff Ritchie of Washington, D.C.; a step-daughter, Elizabeth Clapp Agle of Washington, D.C.; a stepson, Roger Burnham Clapp of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and a great-grandson.
1987-04-13 Monday Boca Raton News, page 6B Upper Left Obituary Much of same info in above obit. Only new info typed here.
"Artamonoff joined Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 1931 and 7 yrs later was named president of the company's international division. Founded Sears of Cuba, planned other Latin America expansions and reorganizaed the company's British subsidiary. During WW II, Artamonoff was a major in the US Army, participating in the assault landing at Oran, Algeria. He also participated in the invasion of southern France, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the occupation of Augsburg, Germany. Artamonoff served in 7 campaigns, participated in 2 assault landings and received 6 decorations, including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. In 1950, he joined the Marshall Plan, then called the Economic Cooperation Administration. A year later, he was named director of the administration's Tokyo office and was responsible for restoration of trade and economic relations between Japan and the countries of Southeast Asia. Artamonoff, who was born in Kursk, Russia, was the youngest member of the last class to graduate from the Corps of Pages, the elite military academy in St. Pertersburg, now Leningrad, before the Russion revolution. His father, Leonid Constantinovich Artamonoff, was a general in the Imperial Russian Armies under Czar Nicholas II. In 1919, Artamonoff joined the White Russian Army, and while commanding a platoon was wounded near Kursk. He was transported to a medical unit in a monastary. Artamonoff was later evacuated on the US Destroyer John D. Edwards and reached Washington, DC in 1921. He attended George Washington University and received a degree in electrical engineering from Yale University's Sheff School of Engineering in 1923. He became a US citizen in 1926. Artamonoff's first wife, the former Jessie Downing, died in 1972. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mary Mignot May Clapp; a sister, a daughter, a stepdaughter and a stepson."
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