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Argentine Army Bronze Statue

Title

Argentine Army Bronze Statue

Type

Still Image

Subject

Medaris, John Bruce | Argentina | Military Award | General Fernando I. Huergo

Contributor

Argentine Military Attache

Publisher

Florida Institute of Technology

Date

1958-04-30

Format

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Item

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Description

This is a 9 inch high bronze statue of an Argentine Army Officer Dress Uniform on a wooden platform with an engraved presentation plate. The plate is inscribed with, "Major General Fernando I. Huergo | Argentine Military Attache | Presents to his friend | General John B. Medaris | in remembrance of the visit to Redstone Arsenal | Father of Jupiter "C" the pride of the American Army | April 30, 1958."

Citation

“Argentine Army Bronze Statue,” John H. Evans Library Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digcollections.lib.fit.edu/items/show/1001.