Awards

President Harry S. Truman in the oval office with four men who received the Medal of Merit. L to R: W. John Kenney, Undersecretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back on the left is Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing in the back on the right is Eben Ayers. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

Ceremony at the White House at which President Harry S. Truman (center) presented Collier's Congressional Awards to Sen. Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (left) and Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott (right). Others are unidentified.

Collier's Congressional Award presentation ceremony at the White House: (from left to right) Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr.; President Harry S. Truman; Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott. Others in background are unidentified.

Ceremony at the White House at which President Harry S. Truman (standing on step, center) presented the Collier's Congressional Awards to Senator Robert La Follette, Jr. (on step, left) and Rep. Jesse Wolcott (on step, right). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) presenting the Collier's Congressional Award to Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (left) and Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott (right) at the White House.

First Lady Bess Truman (third from left) at the White House, receiving a Community Chest award. The delegation included Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner, President of the Washington, D.C. Young Women's Christian Association (left); actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right); Leigh Ore, National Representative of the American Cancer Society; and Joseph Steele.

Actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right) pinning a corsage on First Lady Bess Truman (second from left), who received a Community Chest award at the White House. The delegation included Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner, President of the Washington, D.C. Young Women's Christian Association, and Leigh Ore, representative of the American Cancer Association.

First Lady Bess Truman (third from right) at the White House, receiving a Community Chest award from a delegation including Elizabeth (Mrs. Waldron) Faulkner (far left), Mr. Joseph Steele, actress Ingrid Bergman (second from right), and Leigh Ore.