Letter from Ed Fleming to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from Matthew Connelly
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Gebruary 13,1946
Dear Mr. Fleming:
Although I am sure that the President would like
to accede to your recent request that he present the
Congressional Medal of Honor to the widow of Colonel
Robert L. Vance, it appears that he cannot properly
do SO.
Due to the pressure of his official duties, the
President has been forced to reserve the Presidential
award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to surviving
recipients. In pursuance of this necessary action,
several requests such as yours have been reluctantly
refused. I feel certain that you will understand that
the President, in deference to the next-of-kin of other
deceased heroes, feels unable to reverse this announced
policy.
I understand that the War Department has been in
constant touch with Mrs. Vance during the past year and
is anxious to arrange a suitable presentation.
Sincerely yours,
MATTHEW J. CONNELLY
Secretary to the President
Mr. Ed Fleming
x
Box 608
Enid, Oklahoma
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