Moe Berg Medal of Freedom, papers undated, 1946; 2009

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Moe Berg Medal of Freedom, papers undated, 1946; 2009

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This collection contains photocopies of documentation regarding professional baseball player and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) secret agent Moe Berg's nomination for a Congressional Medal of Freedom and correspondence from Berg declining the honor.

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American Jewish Historical Society

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Quinn, William W., 1947-....

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Berg, Moe, 1902-1972

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Morris "Moe" Berg was a member of Princeton University's class of 1923 where he distinguished himself as a student and as an athlete, graduating magna cum laude and earning the title of captain of the baseball team his senior season. Following graduation Berg played major league baseball with a number of teams, finally retiring in 1939. During the Second World War he was an agent for the Office of Strategic Services, operating in Europe on projects investigating Nazi resistance in Yugoslavia and...

Office of Strategic Services (Washington, DC)

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Dix, Howard

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