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President Truman Shakes Hands With Medal of Honor Recipients

President Harry S. Truman congratulates three soldiers who fought in the Korean War after he presented them with the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House. From left to right: Marine Master Sergeant Harold E. Wilson, Birmingham, Alabama; President Truman; Army Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, Stuttgart, Arkansas; and Army Corporal Rodolfo P. Hernandez, Fowler, California. Various unidentified family members present at the ceremony stand directly behind them. Those identified on the back top row include, from left to right: General Omar N.

President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with Medal of Honor Recipients

President Harry S. Truman congratulates three soldiers who fought in the Korean War after he presented them with the Congressional Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House. From left to right: Marine Master Sergeant Harold E. Wilson, Birmingham, Alabama; President Truman; Army Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, Stuttgart, Arkansas; and Army Corporal Rodolfo P. Hernandez, Fowler, California. Various unidentified family members present at the ceremony stand directly behind them. Those identified on the back top row include, from left to right: General Omar N.

President Harry S. Truman With Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and His Family

Marine Colonel Justice M. Chambers of Rockville, Maryland, holds his seven month old twins, Peter and Paul, while President Harry S. Truman (left) is shaking hands with one of the youngsters. President Truman has just awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Col. Chambers for gallantry at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, February 19-22, 1945, during World War II. On the right is Mrs. Chambers and behind her is General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps. All others are unidentified.

Stereograph of Alben Barkley, Wallace White and General Harry Vaughn at a Banquet

Stereograph of Alben Barkley, Wallace White and General Harry Vaughn at a banquet. African-American waiter standing behind. From: Lowell Mason's Stereographic library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and chowder club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.