Congressional Medal winner protests dam construction Washington DC Melvin Mayfield at right who was awarrded Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Philippines shown today at the White House with Senator James W Huffma D of Ohio after they had protested the constriuction of a flood control dam which would submerge the property of Mayfield and 700 other farmers The hero announced his willingness to return the decoration to the President as a indication of his protest against the loss of his property which e purchased with his Army pay

Photo is dated 1946.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.75 inches.