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New York, Apr 4: 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.
Earlier this year, Lovell learned that the defective medal was being offered for sale on eBay. He contacted the FBI. Investigation by the cyber crimes unit identified the seller and led to the medal’s recovery last month, the FBI said.
—PTI
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