Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of Washington, and all the Federal projects where the Fine Arts Commission had jurisdiction, and it was a tremendous experience.

Shepherd Jr. In 1950 President Harry Truman appointed de Weldon to the United States Fine Arts Commission. The other three who had died in action later were sculpted from photographs.

Marines and one sailor raising the flag of the United States on Iwo Jima during World War II. S.