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President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor to Wife of Recipient

77-1538
Accession Number
77-1538
7x9 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348450394
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Korean War, 1950-1953
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Landry, Robert B. (Robert Broussard), 1909-2000
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Al Muto
International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Mildred D. Dean of Berkeley, California. She received it for her husband, Major General William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Infantry Division who was listed as missing in action. Major General Dean was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War. Also present in the background is General Robert Landry, U.S. Air Force Aide to President Truman. General Dean was captured by the North Koreans and released after the war.
Date(s)
January 9, 1951