Medal of Honor

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, center, is shown awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to one of the 28 recipients (left) who received the award in the East Room of the White House in front of family and dignitaries. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; and General Henry "Hap" Arnold. A group of photographers are visible behind the President.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with and greets recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: Mike Colalillo; Robert H. Dunlap; Richard M. McCool; President Truman; Vernon McGarity; Frank Burke; Vito R. Bertoldo. The original photo has been retouched.

This stereo slide shows press photographers as they take photographs at a Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony presentation at the Rose Garden of the White House. Standing behind the podium on the left is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

A stereo slide shows a Congressional Medal of Honor medal ceremony presentation taking place in the Rose Garden of the White House. Near the podium on the left with his back to the camera is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

A stereo slide shows a Congressional Medal of Honor medal ceremony presentation taking place in the Rose Garden of the White House. Near the center with his back to the camera is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan (right) with the Congressional Medal of Honor. O'Callahan, a Catholic chaplain, risked his life to administer last rites to the dying on board the USS Franklin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman presents six Congressional Medals of Honor. From left to right in the front are Private First Class Mike Colalillo, Captain Robert Hugo Dunlap, Lieutenant Richard Miles McCool, President Truman, Sergeant Vernon McGarity, Lieutenant Frank Burke, and Master Sergeant Vito R. Bertoldo. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) awards Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Boyington (right) of the United States Marine Corps the Congressional Medal of Honor at the White House. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (right) awards the Congressional Medal of Honor to Corporal Desmond Doss (left), the first Conscientious Objector to receive a Medal of Honor, on the White House lawn. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.