Awards

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) hangs the Congressional Medal of Honor around the neck of General Jonathan Wainwright (foreground, right, standing near microphones) during a ceremony on the White House lawn. Others in photo are (from left to right) First Lady Bess W. Truman; Technical Sergeant Hubert Carroll, Wainwright's orderly; Mrs. Wainwright (black dress); Commander Jonathan Wainwright, V, and his wife (right and second from right respectively). Others in the background are unidentified.

Former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (right) receives congratulations of President Harry S. Truman (left) at the White House, after he received the Distinguished Service Medal from the Chief Executive. Mrs. Stimson is at center. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) pins a Distinguished Service Medal on Harry Hopkins (right) at a ceremony on the White House lawn. Hopkins served as a Special Advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and briefly served under President Harry S. Truman. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with Howard Bruce (left), Elk Ridge, Maryland, and Harry Hopkins (right), presidential advisor, after he had decorated them with the Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony on the White House lawn. They are last civilians to receive this honor, bestowed for their part in the war effort. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (left) is presenting a Congressional Medal of Honor award to Sergeant John D. Hawk (center) during President Truman's visit to Washington state. Also present is Major General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified.

Captain James H. Foskett, commander of the USS Augusta (left), shakes hands with Rear Admiral C. F. Bryant, Commander Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet, after receiving the Legion of Merit for his duty as Naval Liaison Officer in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean area during World War II. The two men are in the office of Rear Admiral Bryant at Camp Allen in Virginia.

Admiral Stuart H. Ingersoll (right) presents Captain James H. Foskett (left) with a Commendation Ribbon.

President Harry S. Truman is presented with the first Armed Forces Reserve Medal. From left to right: Fred Korth, Brigadier General Fred Warren, Colonel Charles M. Boyer, General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) is awarding citations to combat photographers who were killed in Korea. The award presentation took place at the Headliners Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The other man in the photo is unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center) stands by as an unidentified photographer is presented with a citation for combat photography during the Korean War. The presentation took place at the Headliners Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The other two men are unidentified.