Launching Ceremony Program

Courtesy Brown Archive at Woodson Research Center, Rice University

This is the program from the Launching Ceremony at Brown Shipbuilding company, which included the acceptance of the Army-Navy "E for Excellence" Award on December 21, 1942. With a large "E" at its center, the award was given to top performers of civilian industry to recognize outstanding contributions in wartime manufacturing. The award was one of four received by the Brown Shipbuilding company.