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Truman shaking hands with Mitscher

73-2242
Accession Number
73-2242
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955582
Keywords
Award presentations
Naval officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals - Other; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Navy
People Pictured
Mitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-1947
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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 (left) shaking hands with Admiral Marc Mitscher (right), commander of the 8th Fleet and wartime commander of Task Force 58, during a ceremony taking place at the White House in which President Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for their heroic service during World War II.
Date(s)
July 16, 1946