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President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipient

66-3139 (untitled)
Accession Number
66-3139
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Chaplains, Military
Clergy
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
World War, 1939-1945
Medal of Honor
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Credit:
Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, Catholic chaplain on board the carrier the USS Franklin. Commander O'Callahan risked his life to administer last rites to the dying on board the USS Franklin after it was attacked by Japanese suicide planes during World War II.
Date(s)
January 23, 1946