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Medal of Freedom

The American Medal of Freedom is considered to be the civilian equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. It was instituted to honour civilians who made a specially meritious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, the world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavours.
It was instituted in 1945 by President Truman to honour those civilians that contributed to the US efforts in World War Two

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Pène, Pierre10-03-189820-04-1972more
Peyer, Robert C.03-02-189627-02-1961
Piksen, Gerrit Jan24-07-191719-10-1944
Pruvost, Ernest18-08-189609-02-1965more
Puech-Samson, Pierre Gustave Robert28-12-191519-01-2000more

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