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Truman speaking before awarding Marshall a medal

73-2112
Accession Number
73-2112
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955322
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Cabinet officers
Naval officers
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Army; Truman - Awards - Giving - Medal - Marshall
People Pictured
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Marshall, Katherine Tupper, 1882-1978
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking to a crowd in the Pentagon Court at a ceremony in which he awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal of retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Standing on the left, from left to right, are: Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (in second row), unidentified woman, and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall. Standing on the right of Truman, from left to right, are: General Marshall, Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, and Lieutenant Clark Clifford. Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 26, 1945