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Truman shaking hands with Marshall and awarding him with a medal

73-2113
Accession Number
73-2113
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338955324
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Generals
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medal - Marshall; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Army
People Pictured
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Marshall, Katherine Tupper, 1882-1978
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 (right center) shaking hands with retiring Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall (left center) and presenting him with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Service Medal in the Pentagon Court. The second woman from the left in the background is Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall.
Date(s)
November 26, 1945