Medal for Merit for Director of Aeronautical Research of NACA

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Very interesting and well designed decoration Medal for Merit (http://en.wikipedia....Medal_for_Merit).

You don`t see these very often

Let`s take a look at the Medal that was awarded to Dr. George William Lewis.

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General view

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Obverse close up

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Reverse close up

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And the original certificate (the real deal!!!) signed by President Harry S. Truman (!), 1947.

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Signatures close ups

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Citation

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Signature close up

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Additional info about Dr. Lewis's distinguished career could be found here

http://www.nasa.gov/...s/lewisbio.html

http://en.wikipedia....George_W._Lewis

Dr. Lewis's was also a cavalier of the Order of the British Empire.

Here it is.

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General view