Medal Presentation Ceremonies

Historical photographs capturing military leaders awarding medals at airbases during World War II, reflecting honor and recognition in service.

Presentation Of Medal To B.B. Lee (Enlisted Man) Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.
Presentation Of Medal To B.B. Lee (Enlisted Man) Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.
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Brig. General Robert F. Travis Presents An Award To A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 9 February 1944.
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Airmen Of The 8Th Bomber Command Take Part In Thanksgiving Serivces At An Airbase Somewhere In England. Left To Right: Pvt. Arthur Mccormack, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Pvt. James M. Tromer, Akron, Ohio, Pvt. Geo. W. Kellog, Picton, Ontario, Canada, Pvt.
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Gen. Gruenther And King Baudouin -- Gen. Gruenther and King Baudouin.General Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, had an audience with King Baudouin of Belgium recently at the Royal Palace in Brussels. November 9, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).
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Three Members Of The 381St Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 12 January 1944.
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Left To Right: Lt. Gen. James Doolittle And Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz In An Informal Discussion With Air Force Men Of A Unit Which Has Just Completed Its 100Th Mission Over Europe. England.
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These P-38 Lightning fighter pilots were decorated at ceremonies in New Guinea. Left to right: Major Charles S. Gallup, 2703 East 76th Place, Chicago, Ill., Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star and Air Medal; 1st Lt. Paul J. Larson, Des Moines
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With the Silver Star pinned on his tunic, Capt. John S. Litchfield, Aurora, N.C., is shown being congratulated by Col. Charles W. Lawrence, Commanding Officer of an AAF Wing, who made the presentation to the P-38 Lightning squadron commander and
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Queen Elizabeth of England visits an Eight Air force base to inspect the famed Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress, "Memphis Belle".
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BGEN Michael K. Sheridan (left) presents LCOL Clarence Meeks the Legion of Merit medal for exceptionally meritorious conduct while serving as STAFF Judge Advocate and executive officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Capt. David H. Clark, USN, Planning Officer NYBos, with Commandant Rear Admiral Robert A. Theobald, USN , Military personnel, Military decorations, Theobald, Robert A. Robert Alfred, 1884-1957. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Crew Number 43 Of The 390Th Bomb Group, Reports To Capt. Hardell, Intelligence Officer, At The Interrogation Table After A Mission Over Enemy Territory. England, 10 March 1944.
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Colonel Lance Call Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross By Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton. Brig. General Vic H. Strahm And Brig. Gen. Otto P. Weyland Stand In The Background. 31 May 1944, England.
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S/Sgt. Leonard J. Stevens, Sandy Valley, Ariz., receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton.
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Captain Frank A. Leamy, USCG (Left) receiving Navy Commendation Ribbon from VADM Merlin O'Neill, Commandant of USCG. 5 May 1948.
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Lieutenant R. F. Erdmann is Decorated for Assistance Rendered the Italian Ship Andrea Doria. Italian Embassy, Washington, DC, January 18, 1957. The Ambassador of Italy, His Excellency Manlio Brassio Brosio Brosio, decorates Lieutenant R. F. Erdmann, USCG, for assistance rendered the Italian ship ANDREA DORIA last July 26, 1956.
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Two Members Of The 381St Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving Awards During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 May 1944.
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Brig. General Bartlett Beaman Is Presented The Distinguished Service Medal By Major General Howard M. Turner During A Ceremony On 15 May 1945 At Hdq., 1St Air Division Based In England.
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Colonel Shethal Sic And S.L. Walton (British Officer) Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Legion Of Merit During A Presentation Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. 90Th Photo Reconnaissance Wing. Correct Name For 'Colonel Shethal' Is
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Lt. Colonel Anthony G. Hunter, Commanding Officer Of A U.S. Bomber Unit At His Headquarters Somewhere In North Africa.
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Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Capt. Denver N. Porter, Tyrone, Okla., in ceremonies somewhere in France.
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An Unidentified Captain Serves Guests At A Party Given By General James H. Doolittle At Viii Bomber Command Headquarters In England In 1944. Among The Guests Were Brig. Gen. Orvil A. Anderson (Left) And Brig. Gen. Earle Partridge (Right).
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations,INSPECTIONS &REVIEWS War
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Army Takes Over Where Marines Leave Off...On Torokina Airfield, marine Major General Roy S. Geiger, commanding General of the First Marine Amphibious Corps, (right) greets Major General O.W. Griswold, Army Corps Commanding General, as he arrives to take over command of the Bougainville campaign. The Aivfield, built by the Seabees on a site wrested by marines from the Japanese was opened to aircraft on December 10. February 11, 1944. (Photo by H.W. Drake, Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph).
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One Of The Many Duties Of The Wacs In England Is To Work As Secretaries Relieving Enlisted Men For Duties Elsewhere. Here, T/5 Evelyn Walters, Framingham, Mass., Takes Dictation From Colonel Robert W. Burns, Eau Claire, Wisc., At An 8Th Air Force Fighter
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The Legion of Merit is presented to COL William D. Old, assistant deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Personnel and Administration, upon his retirement from the Army. Presenting the award is LGEN John R. McGiffert, 5th Army Commander. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Elsevier photo collection. Mr. others, Pieter van Vollenhoven sworn officer Ypenburg airbase. Queen Juliana Princess Margriet. hand, Van Vollenhoven, Mr. Pieter Van Vollenhoven explains oath. July 2, 1968. Ypenburg
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Lt. Colonel Bruce K. Holloway, Left, And An Unidentified Captain In China Smiles After Receiving Distinguished Flying Crosses.
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Gen. MacArthur , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Two men shaking hands , Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 13 October 1943.
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Lt Gen Lewis W Walt, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, is greeted by Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Lam during his visit to III MAF in Vietnam on November 1, 1970. This photograph captures a moment of official interaction between American and Vietnamese military officials during the Vietnam War.
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Soldiers shaking hands , Soldiers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Red Indian Honoured -- Lieut.-General Jacob L. Devers (right), Deputy C.-in-C ***** forces in the Mediterranean, congratulates 2nd Lieut.***** Childers after presenting him with the Congressional ***** of Honour, highest decoration for valour conferred ***** United States. Lieut. Childers, an American Indian ***** out two enemy machine-gun nests, killed five ***** captured a sixth in a single action on the Italian ***** disregared a broken instep, leaving a medical aid ***** carry out the single-handed assault which rescued ***** talion from being pinned down by enemy machine-gun and mortar fire. (U.S. Office of War Information picture). January 01, 1944.
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Poll photo collection. Prince Bernhard and the American General Omar Bradley. May 8, 1950. United States, Washington
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American Army Nurse, Lt. Eleanor Pope, From Girard, Ohio, Of The 42Nd General Hospital, Greets An American Prisoner Of War, Cpl. Orman Jacques From Glendale, Calif., Who Was Imprisoned At Toyama Camp #7. Dock Area, Yokohama, Japanesean. September 1945.
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Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials
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Director of Women Pilots Miss Jacqueline Cochran and Lt Gen Barton K Yount at Avenger Field for final graduation of WASPs before deactivation of the unit, Sweetwater, TX, 12/7/1944. (Photo by US Army Air Force/GG Vintage Images)
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Coast Guard Combat Photog Cited for Heroism at Saipan. Coast Guard combat photographer Seymure Hofstetter, 26, has been awarded the fleet commendation ribbon by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, for "Gallantry in Action" while covering the invasion of Saipan from a small control boat under heavy fire. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hofstetter of 11206 Greenview Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Hofstetter received the ribbon from Captain Donald C. McNeil (left) at ceremonies on the deck of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport of which Captain McNeil was the skipper.
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MGEN Robert E. Haebel, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot and MGEN Wesley H. Rice, commanding general, MCRD, San Diego, observe the morning color ceremony. Rice is touring Parris Island. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Generalissimo Greets American Ambassador -- American Ambassador to China Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley (right) shakes hands with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek after presenting his credentials at the Government House in Chungking. January 24, 1945. (Photo by Official Chinese Photo).
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Sergeant M. Birks, left, and staff-sergeant C. Brown, who left Sydney for London last night to take part in the Coronation Contingent. February 25, 1953.
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Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1286. 1956
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Inspecting plaque for General MacArthur made by Watertown Arsenal , Ordnance industry, Armories, Awards, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Sgt. Leonard L. Gutman, Chicago, Ill. After presentation of the Air Medal, being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.
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Army - "Air Force". November 27, 1955.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, MEMORIALSERVICES War
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Capt. James A. Verinis, 17 Prince St., New Haven, Conn., co-pilot of the Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "Memphis Belle" holding the crew's mascot, "Stuka", and Capt. Charles B. Leighton, 427 Haslett St., East Lansing, Mich.
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Leon Caragulian , Uniforms, Veterans' organizations, American Legion. Leon Abdalian Collection
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Two representatives of the "master race." One on the left seems annoyed at his plight while the other gazes thoughtfully toward a Fuehrerless future.
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Major General Samuel E. Anderson, Former Commander Of The U.S. Ninth Air Force Bomber Division During Its Stay In England Speaks To The People Of Chelmsford During Ceremonies May 27Th When He Was Given The Freedom Of The Borough Of Chelmsford.
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State Funeral of President Kennedy: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) present Black Jack's caparison (saddle, bridle, blanket, sword, boots, and spurs) to Assistant Military Aide, Lt. Col. James M. Connell. Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) deliver to the White House the saddle, bridle, blanket, sword, boots, and spurs of Black Jack, the riderless horse from the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy. In foreground, Captain Richard C. Cloy (right) presents a sword to Assistant Military Aide, Lieutenant Colonel James M. Connell. Standing in background (L-R): unidentified, Private First Class Arthur A. Carlson, and Chief Warrant Officer John C. McKinney. Library, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Military officer and man , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Major Connell inoculating woman motorist
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Location: Maldive Islands asia, maldives, asiathroughalens
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Maj. Gen. Blackshire M. Bryan, Deputy chief of Staff, Far East Command, presents the United Nations medal to representatives of five Nations, Greece, Ethiopia, Turkey, Netherlands, and Belgium. Presentation was made Aboard The USNS Gen. Le Roy Eltinge, 2nd T. Major Port. Yokohama, Japan. July 13, 1952. (Photo by CPL Wayne K Saiget).
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SGM Ben Hasley is presented the Legion of Merit upon his retirement from the Army. Making the presentation is MGEN Raymond H. Bishop, commander, U.S. Army Health Services Command. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Renewal of Army Navy 'E' Award Three Star , Military personnel, Military decorations. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Dempsey Referees Bouts On Overseas Voyage. On the deck of a Coast Guard-manned troops transport headed for the European War Theatre, Coast Guard Commander Jack Dempsey enters the ring as referee for a series of boxing bouts among Coast Guardsmen and soldiers. Here, the former World's Heavyweight Champion gives words of encouragement to one of the contenders, Private Joseph Alberico, of Utica, New York.
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DM-SN-85-09274. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)