1948 Press Photo New York Stuart Symington Presents Merit Washington NYC

WASHINGTON: IN CEREMONIES AT A LUNCHEON HERE TODAY AIR SECRETARY W STUART SYMINGTON PRESENTS THE PRESIDENT'S CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO DAVID BLANSHARD, 12, DAYTON, OHIO, WHO ACCEPTED IT ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER THE LATER WERMER A BLANCHARD, WHO WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH DECEMBER 4, WAS ONE OF 62 CIVILIANS TO BE AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR WARTIME SERVICES IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. Photo measures 8.25 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 12-16-1948.

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