Medal for Merit
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The Medal for Merit was the highest civilian decoration of the United States in the gift of the president. Created during World War II, it was awarded by the president of the United States to civilian
Obverse and reverse of the Medal for Merit
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Medal of Freedom (1945)
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The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians whose actions aided in the war efforts of the United States and its allies during and beyond World War
Medal for Merit
…July 1942 First award 28 March 1944 Final award 1952 Ribbon bar of the medal Precedence Next (higher) None (At the time of its awarding) Next (lower) Medal of Freedom The Medal for Merit was the highest civilian decoration of the United States in the gift of the president. Created during World War II, it was awarded…
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