A US Medal of Freedom, which went missing from the White House 37 years ago has been recovered from a private collector in Pennsylvania State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said. No arrest has been and no charges filed so far though investigation is continuing, Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of FBI, said.
The medal in question was originally produced for presentation to Captain James A Lovell Jr, Commander of the Apollo XIII space mission. A slight defect was detected in the medal prior to the presentation ceremony and a replacement was manufactured.The defective medal was to be destroyed.
However, it found its way out of the White House and eventually to the hands of a private collector in Pennsylvania.
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