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President Harry S. Truman presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to James F. Byrnes

99-164
Accession Number
99-164
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350298085
HST Keywords
Byrnes, Mrs. James F. Truman - Awards - Giving - Distinguished Service Medal - Byrnes, James F.; White House - Exterior - South Lawn
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Byrnes, Maude, 1882-1976
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Description
President Harry S. Truman presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes for his three years of service as director of the Office of War Mobilization. The ceremony took place on the South Lawn of the White House. Left to right: General George C. Marshall, U. S. Military Chief of Staff; President Truman; Secretary Byrnes; Robert P. Patterson, Undersecretary of War (obscured); Mrs. Byrnes; and Admiral William Leahy, Personal Chief of Staff to the President. From: Beth Gore.
Date(s)
August 13, 1945