LST Shipyard Collection : Materials from or related to the Shipyards which built LSTs during World War II
Title:
Army-Navy "E" Award Pennant - 1 Star
Object ID:
2016.295.05
Object Name:
Pennant
Date:
06/09/1944
Description:
A pennant created to recognize that the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company shipyard in Evansville, IN received the Army-Navy "E" Award for "Excellence in Production". The banner also features 1 star, an award given for a following 6 months of excellence after receiving the original "E" Award. The original (unknown if this one) was presented to the shipyard and its workers on June 9, 1944.
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