National Park Service

President Harry S. Truman (center) accompanied by General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) as he reads the citation for the General's Distinguished Service Medal.

Picture of large crowd gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to cheer and welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower back from Europe.

Large crowd gathered outside the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (back towards the camera) approaching a speaker's platform just outside a Washington, D.C. building as he is surrounded by a cheering crowd.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower standing in the back of his jeep, surrounded by photographers and a cheering crowd as he is making his way down the parade route in Washington, D.C. Others in photo are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower standing up in the back of his jeep, saluting flag-waving crowds along a Washington, D.C. street. Others in photo are unidentified.

Two airplanes and a crowd assembled for the christening of two Naval airplanes by First Lady Bess Truman.

Police holding back crowds gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe.

A group of young women, identified as "War Bond Commandos," gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower home from Europe. All are unidentified.

Crowds gathered along a Washington, D.C. street to welcome General Dwight D. Eisenhower to the nation's capital upon his victorious return from World War II.