A rare WW2 United States Army ‘Certificate of Merit’ awarded to British citizen Miss Violet Taylor - for her conspicuously meritorious and outstanding performance of military duty as Civilian Driver employed with U.S. Port Headquarters at Glasgow, during the period March 1943 to July 1945.
European Theater of Operations United States Army Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Miss VOILET TAYLOR
IN RECOGNITION OF CONSPICUOUSLY MERITORIOUS AND OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY DUTY.
Citation
In the performance of her assigned duties and Civilian Driver employed with the U.S. Army Port Headquarters at Glasgow during the period March 1943 to July 1945 inclusive, Miss VIOLET TAYLOR has rendered outstanding service, at all times maintaining a superior standard of efficiency, diligence and cooperation.
7TH PORT
APO 437 - U.S. ARMY
27 July 1945
Signed Austin D. Higgins
Colonel TC
Port Commander.
Condition: Colour faded from certificate, otherwise in good order contained in the black wood glazed frame.
During WW2, Glasgow and the River Clyde served as a major port of entry for US Army personnel and supplies, with several US Army Port Battalions and specialised unitoperating in the area to manage the influx of troops and cargo.
7th Port (APO437) is recorded as operating in the Glasgow area.
The Port Commander, Colonel Auston Denison Higgins, was a veteran of the Great War and died in 1954. He is interred in the Arlington National Cemetery.
