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President Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials

59-1445-1
Accession Number
59-1445-1
8.6x6.6 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348260647
Keywords
Award presentations
Cabinet officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals of Merit
People Pictured
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Kenney, W. John, 1904-1992
Sullivan, John L. (John Lawrence), 1899-1982
Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. L to R: W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy.
Date(s)
January 27, 1948