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A Group of 5 Medals and Awards
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A group of five medals awarded to Robert S. McNamara throughout his life.
Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout Badge (ca. 1933). A metal eagle with the initials "BSA" on its outspread wings and chest, attached to a red, white, and blue ribbon which in turn is suspended from a metal banderolle with the motto "Be Prepared." Tarnished. In its original box. To make it to Eagle, Scouts must earn 21 merit badges and serve in a troop leadership role as well as plan and complete a community service project. Traditionally, Scouting's highest rank has benefited college applicants and job seekers as a sign of a hard-working, goal-oriented character. — Order of the Cuban Red Cross. 1st Class. A silver gilt and enamel medal comprising an enamel coat of arms within a white enamel ring containing the motto "Inter Inimicos Charitas" contained at the center of an enameled red cross, the cross in turn is mounted on an 8-point star and is flanked by 4 5-point stars, the hanger is an enamel laurel wreath. Together with: a red and white grosgrain ribbon. Housed in its original faux alligator box. — Department of Defense. Legion of Merit/Legionnaire. Gilt metal, an enamel wreath of green laurel joined at the bottom by a gold bow-knot (rosette), a five-pointed white enamel star bordered in crimson, points reversed with v-shaped extremities tipped with a gold ball, a blue enamel disk encircled by gold clouds, with 13 white stars arranged in the pattern appearing on the Great Seal of the United States, crossed arrows pointing outward between each star point within the wreath, the arrows and rosette repeated on the obverse with the motto "Annuit Coeptis MDCCLXXII" (He [God] has favored our undertakings 1782). Housed in its original satin and velvet lined box, gilt stamped "Legion of Merit | Legionnaire" on the top of the box. 1782 is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart. — James Forrestal Memorial Medal. A copper medallion, 3 in. (75 mm) in diameter bearing the profile of Forrestal on the front, the reverse of the medallion reads "Forrestal Memorial Medal | For Distinguished Service to National Security" engraved with McNamara's name and the date of 1963. Housed in a black leather case with easel back, lined in red velvet and satin; case rubbed. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Medal (4 March 1983). Silver, a relief profile portrait of FDR on the front, and a relief of 4 allegorical figures on the reverse with the inscription "The Four Freedoms | Speech Worship Want Fear," with a blue grosgrain ribbon edged in red and white suspended from the hanger. Together with: a calligraphic citation signed by the Chairman and President of the Four Freedoms Foundation (Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and William J. van den Heuvel, respectively) inserted in a gilt-lettered black leather portfolio lined in navy moiré; one moiré panel detached. And with: McNamara's typescript draft of his acceptance speech, 4 pages, dated 19 February, heavily annotated in pencil. And with: a photocopy of the Logistics for the Ceremony, 2 pages on Franklin Delano Roosevelt Centenial Commission letterhead. And with: Printed program for the ceremony honoring W. Averell Harriman, Jacob K. Javits, Coretta Scott King, Robert S. McNamara, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. and a photograph of the recipients with their awards.
Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout Badge (ca. 1933). A metal eagle with the initials "BSA" on its outspread wings and chest, attached to a red, white, and blue ribbon which in turn is suspended from a metal banderolle with the motto "Be Prepared." Tarnished. In its original box. To make it to Eagle, Scouts must earn 21 merit badges and serve in a troop leadership role as well as plan and complete a community service project. Traditionally, Scouting's highest rank has benefited college applicants and job seekers as a sign of a hard-working, goal-oriented character. — Order of the Cuban Red Cross. 1st Class. A silver gilt and enamel medal comprising an enamel coat of arms within a white enamel ring containing the motto "Inter Inimicos Charitas" contained at the center of an enameled red cross, the cross in turn is mounted on an 8-point star and is flanked by 4 5-point stars, the hanger is an enamel laurel wreath. Together with: a red and white grosgrain ribbon. Housed in its original faux alligator box. — Department of Defense. Legion of Merit/Legionnaire. Gilt metal, an enamel wreath of green laurel joined at the bottom by a gold bow-knot (rosette), a five-pointed white enamel star bordered in crimson, points reversed with v-shaped extremities tipped with a gold ball, a blue enamel disk encircled by gold clouds, with 13 white stars arranged in the pattern appearing on the Great Seal of the United States, crossed arrows pointing outward between each star point within the wreath, the arrows and rosette repeated on the obverse with the motto "Annuit Coeptis MDCCLXXII" (He [God] has favored our undertakings 1782). Housed in its original satin and velvet lined box, gilt stamped "Legion of Merit | Legionnaire" on the top of the box. 1782 is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart. — James Forrestal Memorial Medal. A copper medallion, 3 in. (75 mm) in diameter bearing the profile of Forrestal on the front, the reverse of the medallion reads "Forrestal Memorial Medal | For Distinguished Service to National Security" engraved with McNamara's name and the date of 1963. Housed in a black leather case with easel back, lined in red velvet and satin; case rubbed. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Medal (4 March 1983). Silver, a relief profile portrait of FDR on the front, and a relief of 4 allegorical figures on the reverse with the inscription "The Four Freedoms | Speech Worship Want Fear," with a blue grosgrain ribbon edged in red and white suspended from the hanger. Together with: a calligraphic citation signed by the Chairman and President of the Four Freedoms Foundation (Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and William J. van den Heuvel, respectively) inserted in a gilt-lettered black leather portfolio lined in navy moiré; one moiré panel detached. And with: McNamara's typescript draft of his acceptance speech, 4 pages, dated 19 February, heavily annotated in pencil. And with: a photocopy of the Logistics for the Ceremony, 2 pages on Franklin Delano Roosevelt Centenial Commission letterhead. And with: Printed program for the ceremony honoring W. Averell Harriman, Jacob K. Javits, Coretta Scott King, Robert S. McNamara, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. and a photograph of the recipients with their awards.