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Card, Commemorative

Object number2000.69.3

Date1944

MediumPaper; Cotton; Ink

Credit LineGift of Rachel and Bernard Latterman

DescriptionWhite circular disk with hole in top center through which a light red cord was tied. Image of a shipwheel around outside of disk, containing white text around perimeter. Blue text within shipwheel.DimensionsDiameter: 3.625; Cord: 4.0 from center to knot
InscriptionsThere is a ship wheel in blue ink with AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY SHIPYARD / AMBRIDGE PLANT in white. Inside the wheel in blue ink is a star, followed by: "E AWARD / BLAX-KNOX CONST. CO. / BRIT EQUIPMENT CO. / MORGAN BROTHERS CO. / UNITED CORK COMPANIES / LST 759 / July 29., 1944."
Historical NotesRound paper tag for entrance to presentation of "E" Award at American Bridge shipyard in July 1944.Label TextMany Pittsburgh companies garnered the coveted Army/Navy “E” Award for excellence during World War II. Recognized for its outstanding performance in electrical installation on LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks), this pennant went home with an employee of Brit Equipment Company. The company contributed to building 72 LSTs between May 15, 1943, and July 29, 1944, an average of one every six days. The ships were built at the Ambridge shipyard of the American Bridge Company and at Neville Island by the Dravo Company; both companies also received “E” awards.

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