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Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982

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

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.

President Harry S. Truman Awards Medal of Honor to Recipient

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.

Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson Cutting Ribbon at Ceremony

Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson announces the Power for Peace Photographic exhibit official open by cutting a satin ribbon. He was accompanied by (left to right) Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson; Rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, Navy Chief of Information; General Nathan Twining, Air Force Chief of Staff; Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott; General of the Army Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (mostly obscured); Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens; and General John Hull, Vice Chief of Staff, Army.