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President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor

73-3616
Accession Number
73-3616
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338958464
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Korean War, 1950-1953
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor; Truman - Veterans [with]
People Pictured
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Pittman, John A. (John Albert), 1928-1995
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 stands in the Oval Office at the White House after presenting three Korean War veterans with the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: unidentified Army officer; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John A. Pittman, President Truman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and unidentified Army officer. Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
May 19, 1951