Medal for Merit
Americannoun
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As the nation's top cryptanalyst, i.e., breaker of secret codes, William Friedman is one of very few men in U.S. history to receive both the Medal for Merit and the National Security Medal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week in Washington, Elmira Wickenden, 57, became the first nurse and the third woman to receive the Medal for Merit,* the highest honor that the nation can bestow on civilians for wartime service.
From Time Magazine Archive
Medal for Merit, he quickly organized the Caribbean Cement Co.
From Time Magazine Archive
In recognition of his incalculable services as a morale builder, he was awarded the Medal for Merit, and France made him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
From Time Magazine Archive
These included the Presidential Medal for Merit, then the government’s highest civilian honor, presented by General Groves and Bob Sproul at a Berkeley ceremony in early 1946.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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