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President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients

68-1150 (untitled)
Accession Number
68-1150
7x9 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Korean War, 1950-1953
Marines
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Sitter, Carl, 1922-2000
Myers, Reginald, 1919-2005
Kimball, Dan Able, 1896-1970
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Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman congratulates two Marine recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. They are Major Reginald R. Myers (left), Boise, Idaho; and Major Carl L. Sitter (right), Pueblo, Colorado. They were honored for heroism in Korea. Navy Secretary Dan Kimball is standing in the background behind Major Meyers. The location for the event is the Rose Garden at the White House. Other officials and family members are standing behind the president and the recipients.
Date(s)
October 29, 1951