Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after awarding each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton (Tullula), Mississippi; and Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall.

President Harry S. Truman, center, is shown shaking hands and looking at the Congressional Medal of Honor that he has just presented to recipient Lieutenant Carl H. Dodd. Standing on the right is Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Lieutenant Dodd, of Kenvir, Kentucky, received his medal for heroic action in January, 1951, in Korea.

Military officials and dignitaries are seated in the East Room of the White House for a Congressional Medal of Honor presentation ceremony. A portrait of First Lady Martha Washington is visible on the wall behind the men. George Marshall, United States Army Chief of Staff, is seated third from the right on the first row. General Omar Bradley is seated on the far right on the second row. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal is seated front row, left. and Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson is seated in the front row, second from left. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the Oval Office at the White House after presenting three Korean War veterans with the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: General Harry Vaughan; unidentified Army officer; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant John A. Pittman, President Truman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and unidentified Army officer. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, center, is shown awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to one of the 28 recipients (left) who received the award in the East Room of the White House in front of family and dignitaries. 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; and General Henry "Hap" Arnold. A group of photographers are visible behind the President.

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) reads the victory proclamation, officially ending World War II in Europe, with Germany signing unconditional surrender terms. Gathered around behind the President are (seated): Elmer Davis (hand to face), Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Major General Philip Fleming, Representative Joseph Martin, General George Marshall, J. Leonard Reinsch, Colonel Harry Vaughan (standing behind Truman), John Snyder, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Fred Vinson is in the foreground, looking into the camera.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman in the Washington Evening Star. The cartoon depicts Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson swearing in George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense in front of President Harry S. Truman. Originally published in 1950.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon, "Historical Moves," by Karl Kae Knecht and published in the Evansville, Indiana Courier on November 22nd, 1948. This cartoon shows President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall walking into the White House with luggage as movers work around them. The movers are bringing items from the White House, such as a piano, to the "Lee House Blair House, temporary home of the President" across the street. Margaret is seen in the Blair House window. One man working with the movers says "Start repairs as soon as they move."

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman and published in the Washington Evening Star in 1947. The cartoon shows President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall sitting at a desk, each holding up a different newspaper headline that features the phrase "U.S. is wrong." President Truman says "We're making progress, General...we've finally gotten Britain and Russia to agree on something!"