Earl Mountbatten and Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in Surrey

Oct. 10, 1966 - Earl Mountbatten and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. are Presented with VFH C in C's Gold Medal of Merit. The presentation of Commander in Chief Gold Medal of Merit and Citation (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) to Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G. and to Captain Douglas Fairbanks Jr. United States Naval Reserve (retired) by the Commander in Chief of the VFW, Leslie M. Fry, took place today at Sutton Place, Surrey, the home of Mr. Paul Getty. The Veterans of Foreigns War (VFW) is composed of 1, 350, 000 members throughout the world, and is chartered by the Congress of the United States with its membership consisting of these who served in the US. Armed Forces overseas in time of combat. The Commander in Chief Gold Medal Award and Citations is one of the highest individual awards which can be conference rred by the National C in C of VFW. Photo Shows: Captain Douglas Fairbanks Jr. left, and Earl Mountbatten of Burma pictured with their medals and citations after todays presentation at the home of Mr. Paul Getty in Surrey

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