Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman
Friday, December 6, 1946
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| Cabinet [Meeting] (Senator McKellar; the Postmaster General [Robert Hannegan]; Dr. John R. Steelman were absent. Honorable Max Gardner came for Treasury. Agenda was coal strike.) | |
| Honorable Robert Patterson (called last evening and asked for this appointment) | |
| (Mr. Ed. Short) (Old friend from Republic, Missouri, to shake hands. He came here to attend funeral of another old friend, Colonel S.J. McWilliams.) | |
| Congressman Jennings Randolph, W. Va. (He called Mr. Connelly for this appointment) | |
| Mrs. Jewell W. Swofford, Commissioner for Special Services, Federal Security Agency (Mrs. Swofford wrote Mr. Connelly to ask for this) | |
| Congressman Adolph J. Sabath, Illinois (Called and asked Mr. Connelly for this appointment.) | |
| Honorable Charles Sawyer | |
| The President presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Captain Jefferson J. DeBlanc, USMCR. The following were present: The Secretary of the Navy [James Forrestal] Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, USN General A.A. Vandergrift, USMC Commander E.B. Fluckey, USN Lieutenant Colonel A. Sutter, USMC Captain Jefferson J. DeBlanc, USMCR Mrs. Jefferson J. DeBlanc, (Wife of Caprtain DeBlanc) Mr. Frank F. DeBlanc (father) Miss Marie DeBlanc (sister) Miss Marguerita DeBlanc (sister) Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elder Captain Ray N. Bishop (escort) Vice Admiral Louis Denfield General Field Harris, USMC The President also awarded at the same time, the following decorations to Technical Sergeant of the Infantry, Llewellyn M. Chilson. The following were present: Ms. Mary M. Chilson (wife) Miss Roberta M. Chilson (Daughter) Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Chilson (Parents) Mr. Louis W. Burns (uncle) Captain Robert O. Graham (escort) Colonel Holmes G. Paullin (escort) General David Barr Decorations received: T.S. Llewellyn W. Chilsom was awarded: Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Cross, First Oak Leaf Cluster Distinguished Service Cross, Second Oak Leaf Cluster The Silver Star The Silver Star with first Oak Leaf Cluster The Legion of Merit The Bronze Star Medal | |
| (Lunch - Governor Griswold and Mrs. Griswold) | |
| (Honorable James E. Vardaman, Jr.) | |
| Honorable James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Mr. Lee Martin | |
| (Reception for the Press and Radio) |