Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950

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 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.

Dignitaries at Medal of Honor presentation ceremony at 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. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman awarding Secretary of State James F. Byrnes the Distinguished Service Medal in the Rose Garden at the White House. From left to right are: General George Marshall, General Henry Arnold, President Truman, Secretary Byrnes, Mrs. Maude Byrnes, John Snyder, and General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman awarding the Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of State James Byrnes in the Rose Garden at the White House. From left to right: General George C. Marshall; General Henry "Hap" Arnold; the President; Secretary Byrnes; his wife, Maude Byrnes; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; and General Harry Vaughan, the President's Military Aide.

From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and General Henry "Hap" Arnold after President Truman awarded Byrnes a Distinguished Service Medal.

Color mounted portrait of General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold (1886-1950). Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-1945. Same as 58-58, but color.

Photo of the Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, making an official presentation to U. S. military leaders at the British Embassy on behalf of King George VI, the Insignia of Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Left to Right, General H. H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces; Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations; Earl of Halifax; General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army and Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy. From: Beth Gore.

General H. H. Arnold (right) turns over the command of the Air Force to General Carl Spaatz.

Five Army and Navy heads of the U. S. were presented with the French Grand Croix De La Legion, a honor by General Charles DeGaulle (center), Provisional President of France, in ceremonies at the French Embassy. Photo shows DeGaulle, left, making the presentation to Admiral William D. Leahy, left, as General George C. Marshall, Admiral Ernest J. King, General H. H. Arnold and General Brehon Somervell, look on. From: Beth Gore.