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World War II Honoree

Served Their Country

John Gilbert Winant

Hometown

New York City, New York

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

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Activity During WWII

In 1941, he was appointed by President Roosevelt as US Ambassador to Great Britain and served until March 1946. He was with Winston Churchill when he learned that Pearl Harbor had been attacked on December 7, 1941. He was the second and last American citizen to be made an honorable member of the British Order of Merit.