Winter Autograph, Art and Sports Auction
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DS as president, one page, 11 x 10.25, March 1, 1948. Certificate of Merit presented to Henri Gaston Busignes "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 11." Accompanied by a photocopied letter sent to Truman in 1948, listing Busignes as one of 130 certificate of merit recipients from the Office of Scientific Research and Development. Affixed to an identical size board and in fine condition, with a uniform block of overall toning from previous display. Busignes was a French-born American electronics engineer who, during World War II, helped develop a system that allowed the US Navy to detect enemy transmissions, such as those from German U-boats, that otherwise were out of range to existing radar. During WWII, U-boats wreaked havoc against military and merchant vessels, primarily in the Atlantic Ocean. The advancement aided in the Allied war effort at sea. After the conflict, he refined radar technology to allow the system to separate a moving object from "clutter" on the screen. A desirable document, presented to a man whose efforts unquestionably helped shorten the war.
Harry Truman (Certificate of Merit)
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