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World War II Congressional Medals of Honor Awarded by

President Harry S. Truman

President Harry S. Truman posing with Medal of Honor Recipients

World War II Congressional Medals of Honor Awarded by President Harry S. Truman - President Truman congratulates 5 servicemen, who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in ceremonies held on the White House Lawn on June 14th 1946. Left to right after the ceremonies: Sgt. Alejandro R. Ruiz, Barstow, TX,; Sgt. Beauford T. Anderson, Soldier's Grove, Wisc.; Pfc. Dirk J. Vlug, Grand Rapids, Mich.; President Turman; Sgt. John Meagher, Jersey City, N.J.; and 1st Lt. John H. Leims, USMC, Chicago, Ill.
President Harry S. Truman Congratulating 5 Servicemen
President Truman congratulates 5 servicemen, who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in ceremonies held on the White House Lawn on June 14th 1946. Left to right after the ceremonies: Sgt. Alejandro R. Ruiz , Barstow, TX,; Sgt. Beauford T. Anderson , Soldier's Grove, Wisc.; Pfc. Dirk J. Vlug , Grand Rapids, Mich.; President Turman; Sgt. John Meagher , Jersey City, N.J.; and 1st Lt. John H. Leims , USMC, Chicago, Ill.

World War II Congressional Medals of Honor Awarded by President Harry S. Truman - President Harry Truman and Medal of Honor Recipients. Left to right, Sergeant John R. McKinney, Woodcliff, Georgia; Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O' Callahan, Catholic chaplain. February 14, 1946
Harry Truman and Officers, February 14, 1946
President Harry Truman and Medal of Honor Recipients. Left to right, Sergeant John R. McKinney , Woodcliff, Georgia; Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee , Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary , Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O' Callahan , Catholic chaplain.

Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient General Raymond G. Davis, United States Marine Corps - Raymond G. Davis receives the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman
President Harry S. Truman, in the White House Ceremony on November 24, 1952, reads the citation accompanying Marine Lieutenant Colonel Raymond G. Davis' Medal of Honor. Davis' wife, Willa Knox and children Raymond G. Davis, Jr., Gordon and Willa look on. Photo from The Story of Ray Davis.

resident Harry Truman with a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Justice M. Chambers and family November 1, 1950
President Harry S. Truman with a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Justice M. Chambers and family November 1, 1950
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