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General Wallace Graham Receives Award

64-142
Accession Number
64-142
8.5x6.6 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343789447
Keywords
Ambassadors
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Presidents
People Pictured
Graham, Wallace Harry, 1910-1996
Silvercruys, Robert, 1893-1971
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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International News Photos

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Description
White House Physician General Wallace Graham (front, left) receives the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Order of Leopold from the Ambassador of Belgium, Baron Robert Silvercruys (front, right), for his service as Chief of Surgical Service in the 24th Field Hospital after D-Day. This surprise ceremony took place in the Oval Office at the White House with President Harry S. Truman present (back, right). The other man is unidentified.
Date(s)
October 30, 1946