Medal of Honor

President Harry S. Truman (left) awards Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr. the Congressional Medal of Honor as Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (left) and others look on. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unidentified soldier. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): 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. All others people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman paid the nation's highest tribute to five heroes of the Korean War, presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to the next of kin. From left to right: Mrs. Mildred Dean, wife of Major General William F. Dean; Mrs. Lavon P. Henry, wife of Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry; President Truman; Mrs. Maidie S. Watkins, wife of Master Sergeant Travis L. Watkins; Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr.; Mrs. Hazel O. Turner, mother of Sergeant Charles W. Turner; and Edward D. Brown, father of Private First Class Melvin L. Brown.

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.

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.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace stands with two Medal of Honor winners in his office. The medals were presented at the White House the day before. From left to right: Corporal Rodolfo P. Hernandez, Secretary Pace, and First Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) presents a Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant John D. Hawk. A group is assembled on the steps of the capital of the state of Washington, Olympia. The Governor of Washington, Mon Wallgren is in the background on the right. Others are unidentified.

The parade grounds and the Women's Army Corps (WAC) battalion's participation in the ceremony to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Corporal James Slaton which had been awarded on May 30, 1944. All are unidentified.

An unidentified United States Army General and three unidentified Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers stand at attention during the ceremony to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Corporal James Slaton. All others are also unidentified.

Members of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) stationed in North Africa participate in the medal ceremony to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Corporal James Slaton which had been awarded on May 30, 1944. All are unidentified.