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80-G-K-13584 Legion of Merit Medal

Legion of Merit Medal
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Title: Legion of Merit Medal
Caption: Created by congress on 20 July 1942 for award to personnel who have "distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services" since the presidential proclamation of emergency on 8 Sept. 1939. Designer: Col. Townsend Heard. Sculptore: Katherine W. Lane. Photographed during World War II.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-13584
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Col. Townsend Heard. Sculptore: Katherine W. Lane.
Original Date: Mon, Jul 20, 1942
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: Color Photo
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