Spirit of C.B.C., St. Louis
Is shown in this official army photograph of the P-51 Mustang, purchased by the Christian Brothers' College High School, St. Louis, through the sale of $75,000 in war bonds and stamps. The cadets bough a grand total of $245,000 in U.S. securities, averaging $400 a cadet. In recognition of the achievement, the Cadets received a Certificate of Merit from the United States Treasury Department, signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. on May 3, 1943.
During the month of September just concluded, the Cadets purchased enough Bonds and Stamps to complete the purchase of the SECOND P-51 Mustang they had contracted to buy in May.
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