Medals

President Harry S. Truman, center, presenting Dr. James B. Conant, at right, with the Medal of Merit and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Dr. Vannevar Bush stands watching at left.

President Harry S. Truman (at right) receiving the Belgian War Cross from Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium.

President Harry S. Truman is presented with a replica of a medal worn by George Washington, the first President to be a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. From left to right: John J. Reilly, Judge Vincent A. Carroll, President Truman, and John W. Laird.

President Harry S. Truman (left) pinning an Oak Leaf Cluster (Distinguished Service Medal) on General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

President Harry S. Truman (left) standing next to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepting France's Medaille Militaire, France's highest military medal, posthumously to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was presented by French ambassador Henri Bonnet. The medal was presented at the French Embassy. Source, New York Times, 7-15-1947, p. 25.