President Harry S. Truman Presents Medals of Merit

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73-2483

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Keywords

Armed forces officers

HST Keywords

Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals of Merit; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Navy; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Air Force; Truman - Cabinet - Truman with Members

People Pictured

Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Kenney, W. John, 1904-1992

Sullivan, John L. (John Lawrence), 1899-1982

Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970

Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

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Abbie Rowe

National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (fourth from left); Secretary of State George Marshall (fifth from left); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from left). All others are unidentified.

Date(s)

January 27, 1948

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President Harry S. Truman Presents Medals of Merit