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Truman reading a citation during a ceremony

73-2252
Accession Number
73-2252
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955602
Keywords
Award presentations
Naval officers
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals - Other
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 reading a citation during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in which he awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.
Date(s)
July 16, 1946