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The '''Army-Navy "E" Award''' (Army-Navy Production Award) ceremony program for the men and women of the '''Taylor Instrument Companies''', presented at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York, on July 29, 1943.

== Program Booklet ==
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[[File:Army_Navy_Page_01.jpg|650px|Page 1 (Cover)]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_02.jpg|650px|Page 2]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_03_Supplementary_Program.jpg|650px|Supplementary Program]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_04.jpg|650px|Page 4 - Presentation of the Award]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_05.jpg|650px|Page 5 - Letter from Robert P. Patterson]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_06.jpg|650px|Page 6 - Letter from Norman T. Kirk]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_07.jpg|650px|Page 7 - What Does It Mean To Win]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_08.jpg|650px|Page 8 - Our Pledge of Continued Effort]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_09.jpg|650px|Page 9 - Program of Presentation (Left)]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_10.jpg|650px|Page 10 - Program of Presentation (Right)]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_11.jpg|650px|Page 11 - Honor Roll (Left)]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_12.jpg|650px|Page 12 - Honor Roll (Right)]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_13.jpg|650px|Page 13 - We Serve Almost Every Branch]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_14.jpg|650px|Page 14 - To Our Suppliers and Customers]]
[[File:Army_Navy_Page_15.jpg|650px|Page 15 - American Flag]]
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[[File:Army_Navy_Page_17.jpg|650px|Page 17 (Back Cover)]]
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== Historical Context & Summary ==
* '''Date:''' July 29, 1943 at 7:45 P.M.
* '''Location:''' Eastman Theatre, Rochester, N.Y.
* '''Honorees:''' The Men and Women of Taylor Instrument Companies
* '''Key Presentation:''' Production award conferred by Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson for high achievement in war equipment production.

== Transcripts ==
=== Letter of Conferral (Under Secretary of War) ===
''War Department, Office of the Under Secretary, Washington, D.C. — 3 July 1943''

:''To the Men and Women of the Taylor Instrument Companies, Rochester, New York:''
:''This is to inform you that the Army and Navy are conferring upon you the Army-Navy Production Award for high achievement in the production of materials needed by our Armed Forces...''