Seventy-five year-old Burdette, the 1912 Olympic Rifle Champion of Sandstone, W. Va. is honored by the governor with the Distinguished Service Medal of West Virginia, the stat'es highest military honor, after compiling an "outstanding military record."

Louis Burdette of Summers County, W. Va. Decorated by Governor Marland

Identifier:: 049236
Collection Number:: A&M 3762
Title:: Louis Burdette of Summers County, W. Va. Decorated by Governor Marland
Date:: undated
Description:: Seventy-five year-old Burdette, the 1912 Olympic Rifle Champion of Sandstone, W. Va. is honored by the governor with the Distinguished Service Medal of West Virginia, the stat'es highest military honor, after compiling an "outstanding military record."
Subjects:: Soldiers--West Virginia., Award winners--West Virginia., Counties--Summers., Governors--West Virginia.
Personal Names:: Marland, William C.
Corporate Names:: West Virginia. National Guard., West Virginia. Governor (1953-1957 : Marland), National Rifle Association of America.
Geographic:: Summers County (W. Va.)--Pictorial works.
Acquisition Source:: Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView