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President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor to Recipients

65-2945
Accession Number
65-2945
7x9 inches
Black & White

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Description
President Harry S. Truman stands in the Oval Office at the White House after presenting three Korean War veterans with the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: General Harry Vaughan; unidentified Army officer; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John A. Pittman, President Truman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and unidentified Army officer. Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
May 19, 1951