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Truman with officers from eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers

73-2243
Accession Number
73-2243
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955584
Keywords
Award presentations
Naval officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals - Other; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Navy
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (center) with eight U.S. Navy officers from eight aircraft carriers receiving Presidential Unit Citations for their heroic service during World War II (the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN). Officers are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 16, 1946