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President Harry S. Truman Presents Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan with the Congressional Medal of Honor

64-109
Accession Number
64-109
6.5x8.5 inches
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NAID 343788957
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Chaplains, Military
Clergy
Presidents
Medal of Honor
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor
People Pictured
O'Callahan, Joseph Timothy, 1904-1964
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (left) presents Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan (right) with the Congressional Medal of Honor. O'Callahan, a Catholic chaplain, risked his life to administer last rites to the dying on board the USS Franklin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.
Date(s)
January 23, 1946