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President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients

66-3140
Accession Number
66-3140
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350286929
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Sailors
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
Medal of Honor
Wheelchairs
People Pictured
McGaha, Charles L., 1914-1984
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
In ceremonies on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman, center, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to two men standing with him who served in World War II. They include left to right: U.S. Army Master Sergeant Charles L. McGaha, Cosby, Tennessee and U.S. Navy Commander Richard H. O'Kane, Dover, New Hampshire, a submarine skipper. Three wounded soldiers as seen here in wheelchairs were invited guests to the ceremony. Two are identified. They are left to right: Private First Class Robert Gordon, Cincinnati, Ohio and Sergeant Joseph Segar, McLean, Virginia. The soldier on the far right is unidentified.
Date(s)
March 27, 1946