Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Foundry Company Maritime "M" Award of Merit
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
MARITIME “M” AWARD OF MERIT
The collection includes a program of presentations of the maritime “M” award to
Lynchburg Foundry and its workers in Lynchburg and Radford, Va. In 1943, Lynchburg
Foundry Company was awarded the maritime “M” by the United States Maritime Commission
Board of Awards, “in recognition of outstanding production achievement.” The program of
awards was presented in Lynchburg, Va. on July 9, 1943, and in Radford, Va. on July 10, 1943.
The program also lists the employees in each plant receiving individual labor merit awards, as
well as those employees serving in the armed forces. Also in the collection is the company news
magazine, The Iron Worker, detailing the speeches and presentations of awards.
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2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
MARITIME “M” AWARD OF MERIT
The collection includes a program of presentations of the maritime “M” award to
Lynchburg Foundry and its workers in Lynchburg and Radford, Va. In 1943, Lynchburg
Foundry Company was awarded the maritime “M” by the United States Maritime Commission
Board of Awards, “in recognition of outstanding production achievement.” The program of
awards was presented in Lynchburg, Va. on July 9, 1943, and in Radford, Va. on July 10, 1943.
The program also lists the employees in each plant receiving individual labor merit awards, as
well as those employees serving in the armed forces. Also in the collection is the company news
magazine, The Iron Worker, detailing the speeches and presentations of awards.
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Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Foundry Company Maritime "M" Award of Merit
Subject
Finding aids
World War II -- maritime production
United States Maritime Commission
Description
Finding aid to the Lynchburg Foundry Maritime "M" Award of Merit held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The award was presented to the workers of Lynchburg Foundry in 1942 during World War 2 "in recognition of outstanding production achievement."
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1313FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Foundry Company Maritime "M" Award of Merit,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/362.