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President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials

59-1445-5
Accession Number
59-1445-5
8.6x6.6 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348260655
Keywords
Award presentations
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals of Merit
People Pictured
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Kenney, W. John, 1904-1992
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
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 (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).

Date(s)
January 27, 1948