John M. Schiff

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John M. Schiff and his father Mortimer L. Schiff were notable early Boy Scouts of America leaders.

Schiff served as National President of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951-56.

Schiff served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1955 until 1961.

Schiff was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1961. The John M. Schiff Scout Reservation was named in his honor.

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Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation