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President Harry S. Truman Stands with Medal of Honor Recipients in East Room

65-3809
Accession Number
65-3809
7x9 inches
Black & White
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NAID 337840645
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
Motion pictures
Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) poses with some of the twenty-eight recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor who were decorated at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The men were honored for bravery during World War II. A motion picture camera is in view in the background by the door. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
August 23, 1945