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President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipient and Family

77-1694 (untitled)
Accession Number
77-1694
7x9 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Cabinet officers
Korean War, 1950-1953
Marines
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
Naval officers
People Pictured
Kimball, Dan Able, 1896-1970
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895-1986
Cates, Clifton B. (Clifton Bledsoe), 1893-1970
Commiskey, Henry A. (Henry Alfred), 1927-1971
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman, front row, third from left, is shown at the White House lawn shortly after presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Henry A. Commiskey, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, standing in the front row, far right, holding daughter Cassandra. First Lieutenant Commiskey was honored for bravery in Korea, September 20, 1950. Others in front row, left to right: Master Sergeant Michael Commiskey (brother), Kathleen (sister), Mrs. Commiskey (wife) holding baby son Henry A., Jr., and parents Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Commiskey. Standing behind Kathleen Commiskey is Admiral Robert Dennison. In the back row, from left to right, are: Dan Kimball, Secretary of the Navy; unidentified; Robert A. Lovett, Under Secretary of Defense; unidentified; Air Force General Nathan Twining; and General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
August 1, 1951