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President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients

66-3150
Accession Number
66-3150
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350286939
Keywords
Medal of Honor
Award presentations
Awards
Presidents
Soldiers
Marines
World War, 1939-1945
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Ruiz, Alejandro Renteria, 1923-2009
Anderson, Beauford Theodore, 1922-1996
Vlug, Dirk John, 1916-1996
Meagher, John William, 1917-1996
Leims, John Harold, 1921-1985
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Credit:
G. Bradford Kress
International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

In a group medal presentation ceremony held in the White House south grounds garden, President Harry S. Truman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army men and one U.S. Marine. Pictured sharing a handshake after the ceremony are left to right: Sergeant Alejandro R. Ruiz, Barstow, Texas; Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson, Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin; Private First Class Dirk J. Vlug, Grand Rapids, Michigan; President Truman; Technical Sergeant John Meagher, Jersey City, New Jersey; and First Lieutenant John H. Leims, United States Marine Corps, Chicago, Illinois. These men were honored for their efforts in fighting on Okinawa and Iwo Jima during World War II.

Date(s)
June 14, 1946