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British Joint Staff Mission Members Receive Medals from President Harry S. Truman

64-89
Accession Number
64-89
6.5x8.5 inches
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NAID 343793513
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Naval officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals - Other
People Pictured
Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987
Handy, Thomas T. (Thomas Troy), 1892-1982
King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Macready, Gordon (Gordon Nevil), 1891-1956
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Wilson, Henry Maitland Wilson, Baron, b. 1881
Colyer, Douglas, 1893-1956
Somerville, James Fownes, 1882-1949
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Description
High British Officers of wartime British Joint Staff Mission receive medals from President Harry S. Truman (center in civilian dress). From left to right in the front are Marshal Douglas Colyer, General Sir Gordon N. Macready, President Truman, Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, and Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville. From left to right in the second row are Admiral Williams D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, General George C. Marshall, General Thomas Handy, and General Ira Eaker.
Date(s)
November 27, 1945