This Day in History:
May 28, 1927
The design of the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Capt. Charles Lindbergh by the President is approved by the Fine Arts Commission. The design was submitted by Miss Elizabeth will and A.E. Dubois, War Department employees on duty in the Office of the Quartermaster General of the Army. A board composed of both Army and Navy officers passed upon the medal, which also received the approval of both the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. Similar medals go to the Pan American fliers. The me
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