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Ceremonial Awards in Military

Historical photographs capturing military personnel receiving awards during formal ceremonies across different locations during World War II.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 May 1944.
A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 May 1944.
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General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, visits the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam on January 11, 1968. In this photograph, he is seen interacting with officers and officials of the division. This image is part of a collection documenting American military activities during the Vietnam War, taken by LCpl Moore.
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Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton Presents An Award To Major General Paul L. Williams Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. Left To Right, Gen. Brereton, Gen. Williams And Colonel Duke. 23 October 1944.
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A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 15 September 1944.
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(L to R) Lt. Arthur F. Brown, Boston, Mass., and Capt. Kenneth H. Dahlberg of Walson, Wisc., members of the 9th AF., hand over a bag containing 61,820 francs to Mrs. M.G. Nelson, of the War Orphan Dept., Stars and Stripes, for the War Orphans Fund.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Celebration Name DECEMBER DECEMBER DIVISION Extrazight (officers and sports competitions). Estimation of 14 officers. December 7, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Toledo, 03/09/1932. Aggression to the Assault Guards during the General Strike. In the image, The peliza of Corporal Mariano Lozano, who is the one on the left; She was pierced by a bullet in the shoulder pad. Miraculously, said corporal was unharmed.
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Capt. Rush M. Shortly (left) of Des Moines, Iowa, and Lt. Col. Donald E. Hillam of Seattle, Wash., are pictured at an airstrip behind the front lines in Normandy, France after they were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross from Lt. General Lewis H
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Capt. Billy B. Southworth, Columbus, Ohio, pilot, explaining catching signals to Bob Hope. (England)
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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.
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Poll photo collection. Prince Bernhard visits Dutch troops on their army base in Great Britain during the Second World War. Prince Bernhard in conversation with a soldier. 1940. Great Britain
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Major General Howard M. Turner Presents An Award To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Air Division, During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 7 August 1945.
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Presentation of a royal award during Queen's Day on April 28, 1989 by the Commander (left) of internal control Royal Navy (IckM).
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Anefo photo collection. Hie Holland England / Anefo London series. Dutch "Day Freedom" London.nederlandse sailor sergeant. September 17, 1940. Britain, London
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Lt. Col. Ben Lyon and wife, Bebe Daniels, talk with Capt. R.T. Machbach, 9th Air Force Special Service Officer and Maj. William Clothier, North Hollywood, Calif., Commanding Officer of a 9th Air Force Combat Camera Unit, upon their arrival on the
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Reims , Marne , Champagne , France , 1917 - Marne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the armies) (French - Reims , Marne , Champagne , France). Group portrait, medical staff, medal , decoration, decoration, red cross, flag, man, Human beings, health, First World War, France, Reims
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ENGLAND-Flying coveralls, heated suit and underwear are slit away to get at the wound. The tail gunner S/Sgt. Clarence Hinz, of Merrill, Wisc., hit by a fragment of German anti-aircraft fire at 26,000 ft., is wounded in the lower left thigh. Probing
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Eature Welfare officers in building Spelderholt in Batavia. Adjudant General Colonel C.H.J.F. Van Houten (right) decreases the oath. November 14, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
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Coast Guard Invasion Veterans. Coast Guardsman Robert J. Sargent, Chief Photographer's Mate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Sargent, of 34 De Bary Place, Summit, New Jersey, shows Coast Guardsman Clyde R. Wilson, Motor Machinist's Mate, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson, 848 East 6th Street, Des Moines, Iowa, a picture of the battle-blasted Coast Guard-manned LCV that Wilson served on during the Invasion of Normandy. Both men are veterans of the Invasions of Sicily, Italy, and Normandy.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reaiting bronze lion to Sergeant Rijnders. On July 23, J.L. was in a closed circle of the Sergeant's own battalion of the W. Rijnders from VII Regiment Shock troops by the Adjudant General, Colonel Mr. C. H. J. F. van Houten for the front of the junk and in the presence of the army command and many other military authorities of the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Dutch Indian Army The bronze lion depressed. 23 July 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Decorations For Bravery - US Troops. April 26, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office Of War Information Picture).
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Shipmates Decorated for Heroism. Shipmates, a U.S. Coast Guardsman and a Navy man admire each other's medal, received for heroism during the North African campaign. Coast Guardsman P. L. Clark, left, fireman 1/c, 45 Stillman Ave., Jersey City, N. J., received the Navy Cross for consummate courage while operating a landing boat strafed by enemy planes. C. C. Curry, right, pharmacist's mate 3/c, U.S.N.R., Roosevelt Ct., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry, giving medical treatment to Coast Guardsmen and soldiers under fire on a French Moroccan beach.
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Captain ER Gilbert
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1920s TWO SMILING BOYS HOTEL BELLHOPS WEARING TRADITIONAL BRASS BUTTON UNIFORMS AND BELLBOY ROUND BRIMLESS CAPS TALKING TOGETHER
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Department of the Army, Paul W. McManns is official commended , Military personnel, Awards. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Flynn saves the life of Hazel Wilson, when washed out to sea awarded soldier's medal. Sergt. Hazel Wilson & Private Stanley Flynn. December 14, 1943.
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Montford Point Marines - Frederick Branch has his second lieutenant's bars pinned on by his wife.