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President Harry S. Truman Awards Medal of Honor to Recipient

77-1695 (untitled)
Accession Number
77-1695
7x9 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
Cabinet officers
Korean War, 1950-1953
Marines
Presidents
Medal of Honor
Naval officers
People Pictured
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Kimball, Dan Able, 1896-1970
Lovett, Robert A. (Robert Abercrombie), 1895-1986
Cates, Clifton B. (Clifton Bledsoe), 1893-1970
Commiskey, Henry A. (Henry Alfred), 1927-1971
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982
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Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (left at podium) presents First Lieutenant Henry A. Commiskey, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, (right) of the United States Marine Corps with the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea, September 20, 1950, at a White House Rose Garden ceremony. Commiskey's daughter Cassandra is standing to his right. Some of the others present standing behind include in first row: Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to President Truman; Mrs. Henry A. Commiskey (wife) holding son Henry A., Jr., and General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Second row, far left: Dan Kimball, Secretary of the U.S. Navy; Robert A. Lovett, Under Secretary of Defense; unidentified. Third row: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Commiskey (parents), third and fourth from the left; Air Force General Nathan Twining. Others in view not identified.
Date(s)
August 1, 1951