President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group of Korean Army officers. The President spoke at 3:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The six officers of the Korean army were part of a group of 250 Korean soldiers who were brought to the United States to attend U.S. Army training schools.
President Harry S. Truman reads the citation on the presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor to 1st Lt. Henry A. Commiskey, USMC. The ceremony was at 12 p.m. in the Rose Garden of the White House. Text of remarks not found in Public Papers.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presenting four Congressional Medals of Honor to Capt. Raymond Harvey, USA; Capt. Lewis L. Millett, USA; Master Sgt. Stanley T. Adams, USA; and Cpl. Einar H. Ingman, USA. An unidentified general reads each citation. President Truman's remarks are 1 minute, 40 seconds. The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The citations, describing the actions in Korea for which the medals were awarded, are printed in the Congressional Record (vol. 97, p. 7696).
President Harry S. Truman reads the citations while presenting the Congressional Medals of Honor to Lt. Colonel Raymond G. Davis, USMC; T/Sgt. Robert S. Kennemore, USMC; and Pfc. Hector A. Cafferata, USMA, White House Rose Garden.