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James Forrestal Memorial Medal. A copper medallion, 3'' diameter, bearing the profile of Forrestal on the front by sculptor Elisabeth Gordon -- the reverse of the medallion reads ''Forrestal Memorial Medal / NSIA / Awarded to / Robert S. McNamara / For Distinguished / Service to / National / Security.'' The year ''1963'' is also engraved on the meal. Housed in a 5.5'' x 5.25'' black leather case with easel back, lined in red velvet and satin; case rubbed. James S. Forrestal was the first U.S. Secretary of Defense (1947-1949). According to correspondent Jack Raymond in the March 18, 1963, edition of ''The New York Times,'' the NSIA -- ''National Security Intelligence Agency was a super-secret cryptographic organization until the defection of two of its members a few years ago brought it into the public spotlight.'' From the Estate of Robert S. McNamara, JFK and LBJ's Secretary of Defense from 1961-1968.
Robert McNamara's James Forrestal Memorial Medal Awarded to Him by the National Security Intelligence Agency
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