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Truman is Awarded an Armed Forces Reserve Medal

93-79
Accession Number
93-79
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350878630
Keywords
Awards
Generals
Medals
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Receive - Reserve Officers Medal
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Warren, Frederick Marshall, 1903-1986
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
A serious President Harry S. Truman (right) looks down at the medal Brig. General Fred W. Warren has just pinned on his coat in a White House Rose Garden ceremony today. The decoration, with two clusters, is the first Armed Forces Reserve Officers Medal. Truman retired as a reserve officer last year after holding the rank of Captain for 30 years. Brig. General Warren, of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, is Vice President of the Army Reserve Officers Association. Major General Harry Vaughan (rear) is the President's military aide. From: Houston Post.
Date(s)
January 15, 1953