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President Harry S. Truman Awards Congressional Medal of Honor

66-3105 (untitled)
Accession Number
66-3105
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
Medal of Honor
Wheelchairs
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Office of War Information

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman is shown bestowing the Congressional Medal of Honor on Sergeant Ralph G. Neppel, 21, Glidden, Iowa. Sgt. Neppel is one of 28 soldiers who received this award in the East Room of the White House on this day. Sgt. Neppel lost his legs below the knee in action in Germany, December, 1944.
Date(s)
August 23, 1945