President Harry S. Truman Awards Medal of Honor to Recipient

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Description

President Harry S. Truman, center, is shown awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to one of the 28 recipients (left) who received the award in the East Room of the White House in front of family and dignitaries. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; and General Henry "Hap" Arnold. A group of photographers are visible behind the President. All others are unidentified. The original print is heavily retouched.

Date(s)

August 23, 1945

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President Harry S. Truman Awards Medal of Honor to Recipient