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President Harry S. Truman Awards Congressional Medal of Honor

64-53-02
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64-53-02
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Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
Wheelchairs
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (left) presents Sergeant Ralph G. Neppel (right) of Glidden, Iowa with the Congressional Medal of Honor. Neppel was awarded the medal after losing both legs in action on December 14 in Germany while ignoring a charging tank and killing 20 Germans who were assaulting his position. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
Date(s)
August 23, 1945