Conquest of Yellow Fever MedalFebruary 28, 1929

Containers:

Box 54, Folder 4 (vault)

Scope and content:

This gold medal was awarded posthumously to Walter Reed by an act of the United States Congress in recognition of his work with yellow fever. Each of the surviving members (as of 1929) of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board and the experiment volunteers received one such medal.

Subjects:

medals

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