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President Harry S. Truman Presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor

63-1499-14
Accession Number
63-1499-14
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307879
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Naval officers
Presidents
Medal of Honor
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
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Life Magazine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unidentified soldier. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. All others people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."
Date(s)
August 23, 1945