President Truman Presents The Certificate Of Merit To Dr. Louis Jordan, The Executive Director Of World War Iis War Metallurgy Committee And The War Metallurgy Division Of The National Defense Research Committee

HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972). Truman was the Thirty-Third President. DS. 1pg. 11 x 10. March 1, 1948. Washington. A document signed Harry S Truman as President and co-signed Owen J. Roberts as the Chairman of the Medal for Merit Board. Truman awarded Dr. Louis Jordan the Certificate of Merit for outstanding fidelity and meritorious conduct in aid of the war effort against the common enemies of the United States and its Allies in World War II. Owen Roberts served on the Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. The accompany letter state that Dr. Jordan served as the Executive Director of both the War Metallurgy Committee of the National Research Council and of the War Metallurgy Division of the National Defense Research Committee, which proved to be an invaluable contribution to the war effort of the United States from January 1942 to June 1946. The famous scientist Linus Pauling once wrote to Jordan about the use of metal alloys to build hypervelocity guns. The document has light curling along the top edge but is in fine condition with a four inch long Truman autograph. (Inventory #: 4039)