Fairless Wins Medal
(Original Caption) Benjamin Fairless (center), son of a coal miner who rose to become president of the US Steel Corporation, has been awarded the Medal of Merit, highest award that can be conferred upon a civilian by the President of the United States. Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson (L) congratulates Fairless after presenting the medal to him, as Chief of Staff Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower looks on.
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