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Robert P. Patterson and Henry L. Stimson Shake Hands

64-62
Accession Number
64-62
6.75x8.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 343792431
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Cabinet officers
People Pictured
Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
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International News Photos

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Description
New Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson (left) is congratulated by the outgoing Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (right) who has just received the Distinguished Service Medal from President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) In center back is General Jacob L. Devers. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
Date(s)
September 21, 1945