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President Harry S. Truman Gives a Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant John D. Hawk

95-296-01
Accession Number
95-296-01
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348292072
Keywords
Governors
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor - Hawk, Sgt. John D.; Truman - Dignitaries - Governors - Wallgren, Mon; Truman - Trips - West Coast - June 1945; Washington - Olympia
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Wallgren, Monrad C. (Monrad Charles), 1891-1961
Hawk, John D. (John Druse), 1924-
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Description
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.
Date(s)
June 24, 1945