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Awards and Recognition in Military

Historical images depicting military award ceremonies, featuring officers presenting medals and shaking hands in formal settings.

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base In China.

Brig.Gen. Earl S.Hoag (left) Comm. Gen. Eur. Div. USAAF Air Transport Command on Feb. 21, congratulating Sir Frederick W. Bowhill, Commanding-In-Chief, Royal Air Force Transport command on Latter's receipt of Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander, at Ceremony. Hoag made presentation behalf of Pres.of U.S., for Bowhill's "Outstanding Services to Air Transport Command". February 22, 1945. (Photo by Beam Wireless Picturegram).

Rear Admiral Frank A. Leamy, USCG. Captain Harold C. Moore, Chief of Staff of the Ninth Coast Guard District congratulates Rear Admiral Frank A. Leamy, USCG, upon attaining his new two star rank of Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral Leamy assumed the command of the Ninth Coast Guard District on 1 September, 1954, relieving Rear Admiral Roy L. Raney who is now Commander, First Coast Guard District, Boston, Mass. Prior to taking over the Command of the Ninth District, Admiral Leamy was Commanding Officer of the Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, La.

The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov on the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1961/Photograph/Russia/Portrait,History

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In China.

Col. Newman , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Gen. Mark Clark, supreme UN Commander in the far east, affixes his signature to armistice documents brought to his base headquarters at Munsan after UN and communist delegates had signed at Panmunjom. At left is Gen. Otto P. Weyland, far east air force commander. July 29, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Wounded Coast Guardsman Wins Purple Heart, Promotion. Coast Guardsman Thomas Sortino of Forest Park, Illinois, wounded in the North African invasion, receives the Purple Heart from Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, U.S. Coast Guard commandant. Simultaneously, Sortino was promoted from boatswain's mate first class to chief. After his invasion boat had been sunk by enemy action, the Coast Guardsman was rescued from the water by fishermen who brought him to a French surgeon. The surgeon, without anesthetics, amputated his arm.

Military Commanders Meet -- Admiral Arthur W, Radford, USN, Commander in chief Pacific and US Pacific Fleet (left) pays an official call on General Matthew B. Ridgway, Commander in Chief, Far East at the General's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.Admiral Radford is currently on an inspection tour of UN military installations in the Far East area. June 05, 1951. (Photo by Official US Navy Photograph).

Anefo photo collection. General Dijkstra says goodbye as the governor of Amsterdam. October 27, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Air Command (left), in conference with Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the North-West African Air Forces, at Tedder's Headquarters in Algiers.

Flying Brothers Meet In Sydney.Squadron..Leader E.B. Waddy, RAF, (left), met his brother Flying-Officer John Waddy, DFC, RAAF (right), at Woolloomooloo, for the first tine in three years, With them is Wing Commander Olive ("Killer") Caldwell Squadron-Leader Waddy, as RAF flying instructor in Rhodesia, has twined hundreds of young Australians. Flying-Officer, Waddy shares with Flight Lieut. T. Goldsmith the second top score among Australian airmen with 15 ½ planes to his credit. Caldwell has 27½ palnes. December 07, 1943. (Photo by Associated Newspapers Ltd.)

Col. Mesick and officers at luncheon , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Luncheons, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

SHAPE Exercise CPX-4. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC RadioPortage. The Army Commander General Trail opens the radio program for the armed forces in India. For the microphone. 10 June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

General George E. Stratemeyer, China.

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In China.

Adam T. Raczkowski, an 89-year-old veteran of World War I, is congratulated by Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. after receiving his Purple Heart Medal nearly 66 years after it was earned. Raczkowski was a private serving in France with 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, when he was hospitalized after a German gas attack. Not realizing that injuries sustained in a gas attack qualified him for a Purple Heart, Raczkowski never put in for the medal. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maj. Gen. J.A. Chapman. September 11, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Madrid, 12/22/1959. On December 21, 1959, Ike Eisenhower, then president of the United States, arrived in Spain for a short visit. The next day, Franco went to say goodbye to him at the Torrejón de Ardoz joint air base. At the foot of the plane stairs they said goodbye with a hug that Jaime Pato immortalized.

Gen. Charles Lecheres, Chief of Staff, French Air Force, Gen. Lauris Norstad, CinC, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, AND Cdt. Daniel Cottard, Interpreter. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Radio question interview between General P.LG. Doorman right and D.C. Buurman van Vreede. October 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

British army commander Cpt. A.L. Pollock of Deoltand & U.S. Pte. Alfred ***** of Texas, examines the *****. May 28, 1944.

DN-SN-87-03568. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

Montgomery attends State Dinner - Lord Montgomery concluded his Sydney visit by attending a State Dinner given by the Govt. at the Hotel Australia. Lord Montgomery is in the centre with the Premier, Mr. McGirr on the right and the Minister for the Army, Mr. Chambers on the left. July 14, 1947. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Visit Minister of Lorders to New Guinea Minister of Lorders lays a wreath on the graves of the victims of the Neutron disaster. October 1957. New Guinea

Graham Tells of Commodity Deals - Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham, President Truman's Personal Physician, sits with hand to the forehead today as he tells a senate committee about his dealings in community markets. January 13, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Brigadier General Louis Metzger, assistant commander of the Third Marine Division, congratulates LCpl David C. Pace after presenting him with the Silver Star Medal for gallantry while serving with the Twenty-sixth Marine Regiment in Vietnam. This ceremony took place in 1967. (Photo: Defense Dept. - Marine Corps, A189500)

MGEN Lawrence F. Sullivan, commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Base, holds a gift from 1LT J. J. Sanga and MSGT U. A. Almajar of the Republic of the Philippines. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of Admiral Ernest J. King and Others in Front of Desk with Woman Behind the Desk.

Bridgeport Coast Guardsman Awarded Silver Star Medal. Cited in the name of the President by Admiral Harold R. Stark, Commander of U. S. Naval Forces in Europe, Coast Guardsman Robert G. Ward, Coxswain of 432 Park Street, Bridgeport, Conn., is presented with the Silver Star Medal by Captain Frank A. Leamy of 62 Woodmont Road, Belle Haven, Alexandria, VA. While acting as Coxswain of a landing barge off the Coast Guard-manned invasion transport on which he served in the initial invasion of France, Coast Guardsman Ward rescued the crews of two other landing craft which had been destroyed by enemy fire.

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer Presents An Award To An Officer Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In China. 1 August 1945.

In His Office in HQ BLDG, Pershing Heights, Tokyo, Japan, General Mark W. Clark, CINCFE is presented an original painting of Himself which was used on the cover of time magazine presenting the painting is Mr. Robert H. Garey. Pacific publishing manager, time & life International. September 03, 1952. (Photo by US Army Photo).

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

Draper's Farewell Party for NATO. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Air Comm. V. Ewart - Wife & Daughter. January 1, 1947.

Third Air division Commander presents unit citation to deactivated feaf bomber commandBrigadier Gen. Joseph D. Caldera, Mt. Savage, Md. , who assumed command of the strategic Air Command third air division which replaced the far East Air Forces bomber command at Yokota Air installation today, pins a distinguished ribbon unit citation on the feaf bomber command organization banner. The new air division will be based at Andersen air force base on Guam. In his last official act as commander of bomber command. General Caldara presented the 91st Stragegic Reconnaissance Squadron a unit citation for distinguishing itself in action during the hard-fought 37-month war in Korea. June 18, 1954. (U.S.Air Force Photo).

Opening transistor laboratory lets.op 10 May 1962 by the commander Lets, the Lieutenant-Colonel-kite J.H. Coppens (on the photo on the right) the transistor laboratory officially opened. In his speech, the Superb O. Memorized that this laboratory has been established by study, an inventive spirit, teamwork and a great interest in the work on the part of Captain Seckel and his policies. A laboratory in this form is the only in the Lande and it means a rich experience in the field of own development for the LETS. The welcome announcement to be able to do that in this achievement the chef of the Air Force Staff had found a satisfaction assessment to the SGT 1 J.Frieling and the SGT'n J. Krale and T.W. of Thorn.

Photograph Relating to Award Ceremony at Italian Embassy in Recognition of Services Rendered After Andrea Doria - Stockholm Collision.

Anefo photo collection. Chilean General at Schiphol. September 24, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. New garrison commander in Amsterdam: Lieutenant Colonel L. Th. F.S. Van Embden. Embden, L. Th. F.S. by. August 10, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Coast Guard Hero Receives Navy Cross. Coast Guard Invader Raymond J. Evans of Bryn Mawr, Wash., receives the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations" from Rear Admiral Edward D. Jones, U.S. Coast Guard, at ceremonies held at the Coast Guard's Alameda, Calif., training station. Evans, a chief signalman, is 22 years old. He displayed his heroism in the evacuation by Coast Guardsmen of a Marine battalion trapped by the Japanese at Guadalcanal.

President Roosevelt And President Vargas Confer -- Following a conference aboard a United States destroyer in the Potengi River Harbor at Natal, Brazil, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Getulio Vargas of Brazil are photographed on deck. Seated, lift to right. Harry Hopkins, adviser to President Roosevelt, President Vargas, President Roosevelt and Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. September 28, 1943.

Leaves Navy-Comdr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., left, of 166 Marlboro street, son of the former Secretary of the Navy during the Hoover administration, is honorably discharged at the First Navy District Separation Center. Here he is given a Navy farewell by Comdr. R. P. Bowles, USNR. Comdr. Adams plans to return to the firm of Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, investment bankers.

On the eve of leaving New Guinea for leave at his home in Poplar, Wisc., Capt. Richard I. Bong, 23, ranking "Ace" in the Southwest Pacific, is decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross by Brig. General Paul B. Wortsmith, 5th AF Fighter

Dr. Conant in Manila:Flashed to the United States by Radiotelephoto this picture shows Dr. Karl Taylor Compton, right, Nobel Prize winning physicist and president of M.I.T. as he arrived at Manila with Dr. Donald Leet, Professor of Geophysics at Harvard. Dr. Compton is Director, Pacific branch, office of Scientific Research and development, the organization which contributed to development of the atomic bomb. November 8, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Army Radiotelephoto).

U.S. Secretary of War presents America's Highest award to S/Sergeant at American Airfield in Britain -- Mr. Henry L. Stimson decorating S/Sergeant Maynard Harrison Smith with the Congressional Medal of Honour at the ceremony on an American Bomber station in Britain.Mr. Henry L. Stimson, the United States Secretary of War, who is on a visit to Britain, visited an American Bomber station in Britain to present the Congressional Medal of Honour - America's highest award for velour - to Staff'Sergean

DF-ST-86-12368. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN David C. Jones presents the Distinguished Service Medal to LGEN Warren D. Johnson. Country: Unknown

Meeting with Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 10:25AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma (center) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (right) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

William Courtney (left) US. General Rush B. Lincoln, Lord Mayor Dr. J. Beaurepaire, Wm. Courtney gave lecture & showed film on R.A.F at civil reception at the Town Hall. May 19, 1942.

Maj. Gen. Sun Paik - C. G. 1st R.O.K Corps. August 01, 1951. (Photo by U.S. Army Photo).

DM-ST-88-09343. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Franklin Roosevelt presents Legion of Merit to General Eisenhower. President Roosevelt was awarded the medal during the Cairo Conference. Dec. 3, 1943.

Reverend Alexander Hamilton and the Honorable John F. Shelley Placing a Wreath at the Grave of Alexander Hamilton in Trinity Churchyard. The 200th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton and the 167th anniversary of the Coast Guard he founded were observed in New York City August 4th by members of Congress, Coast Guard, Coast Guard League officials, and numerous members of various civic groups. Pictured above placing a wreath at the grave of Alexander Hamilton in Trinity Churchyard are the Reverend Alexander Hamilton (left) of Norwalk, Conn., a great-great-grandson of the statesman, and the Honorable John F. Shelley, Congressman and National Commander of the Coast Guard League.

SHAPE Exercise CPX-4. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Briefing at Headquarters 32nd Air Division , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Rear Admiral Robert Donahue, U.S. Coast Guard, with Rear Admiral Jules James, U.S. Navy. Charleston, S.C. - Rear Admiral Robert Donahue, U.S. Coast Guard, Head of the Air-Sea Rescue Division of the Coast Guard in Washington (seated) is shown on the occasion of an unofficial visit with Rear Admiral Jules James, USN, Commandant of the Sixth Naval District and the Charleston Navy Yard. Admiral Donahue visited the Commandant's Office in the Navy Yard during a stop-over in Charleston early in January. (Official U.S. Navy Photo).

BGEN Johnie Forte Jr., Director of Personnel, Plans and Systems, Office of the Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Personnel, presents the Legion of Merit to his executive officer, LTC Thomas E. Rea III, on the occasion of his retirement from active duty in a ceremony at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chief of Staff General Dwight Eisenhower, meets General Douglas MacArthur at Atsugi Airfield near Yokohama, Japan, on May 10, 1946. It was their first meeting since 1939. In the 1930s, Eisenhower served on MacArthur's staff, but in 1946, Eisenhower out-ranked MacArthur.

The Duke of Edinburgh offer the "Britannia" Trophy to Commandant Devigne, chief of the French team who ***** in the Jumping competition with *****. November 16, 1954. (Photo by Agence Diffusion Press).

Gen. Norstad. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Military ceremony , Military parades & ceremonies, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

US Marine Colonel Mark A. Costa (Right), Base Commander of Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Barstow, California, presents a piece of birthday cake to former US Marine Sergeant Edwin Lewis, age 91, at the 225th Marine Corps birthday celebration held at the Veterans Home of California located in Barstow, California. Base: Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Maxwell R. Thurman, left, Vice CHIEF of STAFF, US Army, congratulates Lieutenant General Emmett H. Walker after presenting him with a Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Walker's wife, Elizabeth, is at right. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche Presenting the Security Shield of Honor to Mr. David E. Lilienthal, Chairman, Who Received it on Behalf of the Public Safety Service Division, Tennessee Valley Authority. Left to right: Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche, USCG, presenting the Security Shield of Honor to Mr. David E. Lilenthal, Chairman, who received it on behalf of the Public Safety Service Division, Tennessee Valley Authority. In the background is Mr. J. E. Campbell, Assistant Director, Reservoir Property Management Department, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tenn.

BGEN Kenneth A. Jolemore, Director of Supply Maintenance, Office of the Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Logistics, presents the Legion of Merit to LTC John E. Hildebrandt, a logistics staff officer, on the occasion of his retirement from active duty. Mrs. Hildebrandt is also at the Pentagon ceremony. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brigadier General Jim R. Joy takes over command of the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit from Colonel J. P. Faulkner during the unit's participation in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Leonard J. Julian, Major, Ord., Dept. , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

DF-SN-85-10556. Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR members of the U.S. Air Force Band discuss scheduling matters with the band's public affairs officer prior to a concert. The Air Force Band and its vocal ensemble, the Singing Sergeants, will be performing in the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater. Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL)

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Close-up prince. August 12, 1963. Greece

Squadron leader I.H. Smith RAAF. Air Vice Marshall W.D. Bostock discuss their ship at RAAF Overseas. October 2, 1941.

First Lieutenant Lucius R Ades (Pilot) and Second-Lieutenant Preston G Redd (Navigator) of the 389th Bomb Group. written on slide casing: '1/Lt Lucius R Ades (Pilot), 2/Lt Preston G Redd (Navigator- Lead) Gee H for 2AD. 4 Sept 44, IV Hethel. Bigast Boid.'

Presentation of a gift for President Kennedy from the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts. Members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts present a gift for President John F. Kennedy. Receiving the gift is Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

DM-SC-89-05201. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Renewal of Army Navy 'E' Award Three Star , Military personnel, Military decorations. Photographs of the First Naval District

Lt. Col. R.P. Thomas, Chief, R & D , Military officers. Records of U.S. Army Operational

DA-SC-85-11200. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First Negro WAVE in USA being sworn in by Captain Causey at IND Headquarters , Oaths, Military personnel, United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve. Photographs of the First Naval District

US Navy officials and a representative of Ingalls Shipbuilding pose for a photograph at the keel-laying of the guided missile cruiser USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy hands a diploma to an unidentified cadet at the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland.

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