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President Harry S. Truman Awards the Medal of Honor

66-3115
Accession Number
66-3115
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350286911
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Cabinet officers
Presidents
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
Medal of Honor
Marines
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Skaggs, Luther, Jr., 1923-1976
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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Acme Newspictures

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Description
President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Marine Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., of Henderson, Kentucky. This award was presented to this soldier and three others this day at a ceremony on the White House grounds. PFC Skaggs kept fighting for eight hours in the Guam landing, July, 1944, despite serious wounds which later cost him his left leg. Standing next to President Truman is Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Others in the background are unidentified.
Date(s)
June 15, 1945