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Truman decorates World War II veteran with Medal of Honor

73-2041
Accession Number
73-2041
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor; White House - Rooms - East Room
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (front, standing with veteran) decorating a soldier with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and photographers look on. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton, seated second from left, front row.
Date(s)
August 23, 1945