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Truman Presents Medal of Honor to Commiskey

73-3697
Accession Number
73-3697
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338958640
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895-1986
Commiskey, Henry A. (Henry Alfred), 1927-1971
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) presents First Lieutenant Henry Commiskey (right) of the United States Marine Corps with the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea in a Rose Garden ceremony. Commiskey's family looks on. Also present is Under Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett (bald man, third row, second from left). Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
August 1, 1951