Abbie Rowe

Admiral Chester Nimitz (third from right) and his family, taken on the occasion of the celebration held in Washington, D.C. to welcome Admiral Nimitz home from World War II.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (second from left) along with his wife, Catherine (right) and his family, taken on the occasion of the celebration held in Washington, D.C., to welcome Admiral Nimitz home from World War II.

Dignitaries applauding during Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House: (front row, from left to right) Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. Behind General Arnold is General Omar Bradley.

Dignitaries applauding during Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House: (front row, from left to right) Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; and General Henry "Hap" Arnold. Behind General Arnold is General Omar Bradley. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front, standing with veteran) decorating a soldier with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and photographers look on. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton, seated second from left, front row.

President Harry S. Truman decorating a soldier during a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and guests look on. In the background, standing directly in front of the candelabra, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in front of the flag, leaning over the table of medals is Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (front, standing with veteran) decorating a soldier with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and photographers look on. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton is seated second from left, front row. Major General Harry Vaughan is standing in front of the flag with the remaining medals.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) posing with some of the twenty-eight recipients of the Medal of Honor who were decorated at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a Medal of Honor recipient in a wheelchair while other recipients and guests look on. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton is seated second from left, front row.

President Harry S. Truman reading the citation for Secretary of State James F. Byrnes' Distinguished Service Medal. From left to right: General George C. Marshall, General Henry Arnold President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, Secretary Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, John Snyder, and General Harry Vaughan.