President Harry S. Truman with Medal of Honor Recipients and Families

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64-42-02

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Keywords

Armed forces officers

HST Keywords

Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Army; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Navy; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Marine

People Pictured

Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Merli, Gino Joseph, 1924-2002

Rouh, Carlton Robert, 1919-1977

Skaggs, Luther, Jr., 1923-1976

Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973

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International News Photos

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Description

President Harry S. Truman is standing outside the White House with Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (front row) and their family members. From left to right, front row: Major Everett P. Pope, Private Gino J. Merli, Laurett Graham (niece of Lieutenant Rouh), Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., and Lieutenant Carlton Rouh. Left to right, second row: unknown, General George Marshall, President Truman, General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Date(s)

June 15, 1945

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President Harry S. Truman with Medal of Honor Recipients and Families