Medals

Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder gazing at a medal, seated at his desk.

Colonel William M. Kasper receives the Silver Star from General Wicks, U.S. Army, 4th Division, at a location near Berlin, Germany. Left to right are: Colonel William Kasper, Captain Ditamore, General Wicks, Colonel Yuell, and Captain Daly. From: Barney Ricketts, HLS-BOLD Offices, 4400 W. 107th St., Overland Park, Kansas 66207

General Jonathan M. Wainwright being presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Rose Garden at the White House on the occasion of General Wainwright's return to Washington after his release from imprisonment by the Japanese. The final stand on beleaguered Corregidor, for which he was in an important measure personally responsible, commanded the admiration of the nation's allies. (See also 66-1499-13.) From: Pershing Tousley, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

President Harry S. Truman congratulating Congressional Medal of Honor winners during a White House lawn ceremony. Many of the honorees are in wheelchairs.

Front view of the special inaugural medal honoring President Truman. Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, Director of the Bureau of the Mint and Chairman of the Medal Committee of the 1949 Inaugural Committee, says the medal will be of bronze and will be 2 inches in diameter. From: Beth Gore.

Former Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson today has received the first medal struck in his honor by the department he headed before becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Medals have been made of all Treasury Secretaries since Alexander Hamilton. One of John W. Snyder, present Secretary, is due soon. From: Beth Gore.

Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, New York City, today became the first American citizen to receive the recently authorized Medal of Freedom. The medal was presented to Mrs. Rosenberg by Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson. The award was given on the recommendation of General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of Mrs. Rosenberg's work overseas. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of President Sergio Osmena of the Philippines, left, awarding the Medal for Valor, highest Philippine decoration, to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, center, as Admiral Ernest J. King, right, looks on. From: Beth Gore.

Admiral Chester Nimitz at the White House where President Harry S. Truman (left) decorated the Naval hero with the Gold Star in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal. Mrs. Nimitz is shown in center. From: Beth Gore.

Photo showing Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson presenting the Medal for Merit to Philip Murray, President of the CIO, for Mr. Murray's services "in connection with the mobilization and leadership of American workers throughout the industrial emergency existing during the Second World War". From: Beth Gore.