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Truman presenting Distinguished Service Medal to several foreign officers

63-1453-15
Accession Number
63-1453-15
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307059
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
HST Keywords
Airports - Germany, Frankfurt; Potsdam - General file; Truman - Awards - Giving - Distinguished Service Medal - Coningham, Arthur; Truman - Awards - Giving - Distinguished Service Medal - Crerar, H. D. G.; Truman - Awards - Giving - Distinguished Service Medal - Guingand, F. W.; Truman - Awards - Giving - Distinguished Service Medal - Robb, James; Truman - Potsdam - Military reviews
People Pictured
Coningham, Arthur, Sir, 1895-1948
Crerar, Henry Duncan Graham, 1888-1965
De Guingand, Francis Wilfred, Sir, 1900-1979
Robb, James M., Sir, 1895-1968
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
In a ceremony at the airport in Frankfort, Germany, President Harry S. Truman (third from left) presents Distinguished Service Medals to (opposite the President, L to R:) General H. D. G. Crerar, Canadian Army; Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham; Air Marshall Sir James Robb; and Major General Sir F. W. Guingand. President Truman is in Frankfurt to inspect U. S. troops during a break in the Potsdam Conference. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."
Date(s)
July 26, 1945