Legion of Merit

Dublin Core

Title

Legion of Merit

Subject

United States. War Department.
Medals

Description

Awarded to Dr. Cannon by the War Department in 1946. The citation reads, "By his professional skill, sound judgement, and conscientious devotion to duty, he was instrumental in making it possible for young men who might otherwise have been maimed for life to return to useful and normal careers."

Abstract

Legion of Merit medal awarded to Dr. Bradford Cannon in 1946

Creator

United States. War Department.

Date Created

1946

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Bradford Cannon papers, 1923-2003. H MS c240. Box 1.

References

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Format

image

Extent

1 medal

Type

physical object

Provenance

Gift of Bradford Cannon, M.D. to the Harvard Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, 2001.

Files

CS1.jpg

Citation

United States. War Department., “Legion of Merit,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12829.