Medal Presentations

Documentary images of military personnel receiving medals during formal ceremonies, highlighting valor and recognition in a historical context.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. W.E. Maddox Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

A Member Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 September 1944.

Major General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To An Officer Of The 410Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In France.

Lt. Kenyon Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 December 1944.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 22 October 1944.

Major General Ira C. Eaker Congratulates An Officer Of The 479Th Anti Submarine Group After Presenting Him An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In St. Eval, England. 1943.

Major General Paul L. Williams Congratulates A Member Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command After Presenting Him With The Legion Of Merit At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 22 March 1945.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 2 August 1943.

A Member Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 September 1944.

S/Sgt. Cornelius H. Jacob, 111 Daisey St., Pittsburgh, Pa., gunner on an AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress operating from Italy, is being congratulated by Maj. General Nathan F. Twining, Commanding General of the 15th A.F. General Twining presented

Colonel Harry P. Leber Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 22 October 1944.

Lt. R.M. Gaker of Chisholm, Minn., a pilot attached to an American fighter group operating in the Middle East as a part of the Ninth U.S. Air Force, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from Major General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of

T/Sgt. Lindmark Of The 390Th Bomb Group After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 3 August 1944.

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Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Theodore F. Hastings (Holding Medal) Of 15 Washington Place, Wallington, Nj, Talking With Major General Nathan F. Twining And Gen. C.F. Born. Lt. Hastings Just Landed At A 15Th Air Force Base In Italy From An Internment Camp In Rum

Presentation Of Medal To Colonel Marion. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 16 July 1943.

On 17 September 1943 at a ceremony in New Guinea, the Distinguished Flying Cross was presented to T/Sgt. Clifford Brown by Brig. General Roger Ramey. T/Sgt. Brown flies as a radio operator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber with the "Jolly

Major General Paul L. Williams Receives An Award From Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton During A Presentation Ceremony At Saltby, England. 26 August 1944.

An Officer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In Italy.

The King Of England, Wearing The Uniform Of Air Chief Marshall Inspects American Air Ground Forces During A Tour Of Inspection Of An American Bomber Station At Basingbourne, Ewngland. May 1943.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton, presenting Major Paul J. Long, 0-21834, the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.

A Member Of The 571St Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 28 January 1944.

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Left to right: S/Sgt. Richard V. Fetroe, La Fayette Ind.; S/Sgt. Ralph F. Harms, Mt. Shasta, Calif.; T.Sgt. Chas. Kimtantes, Clarksville, Pa.; T/Sgt. Dell W. Kettering, Monmouth, Ill.; T/Sgt. Louis B. Kirkpatrick, Steelville, Mo. And S/Sgt. Herschel

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Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. I. Yeager Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

Colonel John H. Hayden Congratulates T/Sgt. Prince A. Martin Of Calera, Ala., A Member Of The 328Th Bomb Squadron, 93Rd Bomb Group, After Presenting Him The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At Hardwick, England. 11 November 1943.

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Members Of The 479Th Anti Submarine Group Receive Awards During A Ceremony At An Air Base In St. Eval, England. 1943.

MEDITERRANEAN AREA-Gen. Ira C. Eaker (right) stood at attention while the ranking officer of the reorganized French Air Forces, Gen. Robert Bouscat, read citations.

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Colonel Eugene H. Beebe Of 521 N. Moore Street, Moscow, Idaho, Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross From Major General Claire L. Chennault. China.

For Exceptional Services Rendered In The Course Of The Campaign For The Liberation Of France, A Score Of High Ranking Officer Were Decorated By The French Government. Brig. Gen. James B. Newman, Jr., Commanding General Engineer Command U.S. Strategic Af

Left To Right, Major General Curtis E. Lemay, Commanding General, Xxi Bomber Command; Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey, Commanding General, Xx Bomber Command, Brig. Gen. John E. Upston, Chief Of Staff, Xx Bomber Command. This Picture Was Taken As Gen. Lemay Was

A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Silver Star During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 15 November 1943.

Sgt. Howard Leftwich, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, being awarded the Air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

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Brig. Gen. Julian M. Chappell Presenting An Award To A Member Of The 91St Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In France. 2 February 1945.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents An Award To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 23 June 1944.

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A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group Receives An Award From A French Officer During A Ceremony An Air Base In England.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt Bourdon. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 16 July 1943.

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Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, War

General Carl A. Spaatz Saluting Colonel Paul W. Tibbets After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Service Cross. Colonel Tibbets Is Pilot Of The B-29 'Enola Gay' Which Atom Bombed Hiroshima, Japan. In The Background Is Gen. Davies, Co Of The 313Th Win

Major General Lewis H. Brereton presenting T/Sgt. Rudolph V. Madsen, 19049968, the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Presents An Award To A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In France. 23 October 1944.

Capt. Marian Skubala, 28 year old Polish airman, receives the U.S. Army's Soldier's Medal for his heroic rescue of the crew of a crashed Marauder bomber in which he flew as navigator on a mission over Holland. Shown making the award to the Polish

Leader of first glider formation to drop behind German invasion coast defenses, Lt. Col. Michael Murphy, Lebanon, Ind., received the Purple Heart from Col. O.W. Howland, San Antonio, Tex., Adjutant General of 9th AF Troop Carrier Command. Col. Murphy

Brig. General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 25 July 1944.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 24 December 1944.

T/Sgt. Hightower Of The 490Th Bomb Group Is Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 21 October 1944.

Lt. Washington Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 December 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, Awards, War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, Awards, War

Elsevier photo collection. former commandan N.D.V.n. Dutch Detachement United Nations Lieutenant Colonel W.D.H. Eekhout Engelbrecht Nassaukazerne Roosendaal Awards awarded former Ned. Contingent United Nations Korea. spells 1st lieutenant T. de Haan Leeuwarden Korean distinction Hwarang M.S.W.met golden star. August 12, 1952. Noord-Brabant, Roosendaal

Brig. General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 25 July 1944.

Major General O. P. Weyland, Commanding General Of The Xix Tactical Air Command Is Presented With The Criox De Guerre With Palms And The Legion Of Honor By General Louis Koelz, Acting For General Charles De Gaulle. The Presentation Ceremony Took Place In

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents An Award To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 30 October 1944.

Sgt. Schuster Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 December 1944.

Brig. Gen. John P. Doyle Presents An Award To A Member Of The 320Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase At Dijon, France. 1945.

Lt. Glagola Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 December 1944.

T/Sgt. Evans Of The 754Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented This Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 5 December 1944.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 6 April 1944.

Anefo photo collection. A high officer pinches a killing vocal officer award. 1945

On 1 September 1943 at a ceremony in New Guinea, T/Sgt. Oscar A. Sjolin, Ludden, North Dakota, was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial flight, by Brig. General Roger Ramey. T/Sgt. Sjolin flies with

Major General Lewis H. Brereton Presents An Award To A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 6 March 1944.

Capt. James W. Mcallister Is Awarded 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.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 5 November 1943.

Lt. General Jacob L. Devers Congratulates S/Sgt. Robert W. Fegan Of Buffalo, New York, After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Service Cross During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base At Middlesex, England. 23 November 1943.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 6 April 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Report Semarang and surroundings. Greeting of main legene mucusier Colonel a.j.j.m. Van straelen (center). March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 19 October 1943.

Duke Meets Coronation Troops From Pakistan -- The Duke of Edinburgh meets men from Pakistan during his visit to the Commonwealth Coronation camp at Pirbright today.The Duke wears his uniform as Admiral of the Fleet. May 26, 1973. (Photo by United Press Photo).

A Member Of The 569Th Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group, Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 20 November 1944.

A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross And Silver Star During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 2 May 1944.

A Member Of The 571St Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 22 February 1944.

Officers And Enlisted Men Of The 493Rd Bomb Group Standing At Attention After Presentation Of Awards By Major General Earle Partridge. England, 21 February 1945.

A Member Of The 570Th Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 January 1944.

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General S.H. Track on ereveld Menteng Pulo .. The former ADJ. to catch. Track and pilot of his plane, the LT. ML C. Merckelbach, with the kissing on which the Distinctives and the Order of the General. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Presentation of high distinction by General Spoor on the Burg. Bisschopplein in Batavia. Army commander General Spoor picks up the cross of merit at the adjutant B. Knuppe. April 24, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Anonymous

1St Lt. Mccarthy Of The 755Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 December 1944.

Men Of The 91St Bomb Group Based In Bassingbourne, England, Stand "At Ease" After Receiving Awards During A Ceremony At The Base.

Three Men Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose After Receiving A French Award During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 6 May 1945.

Commodore flyer observer B.J. Fiedeldy, Commander C.L.O., Pinned wings on the chest of a number of certified kites.

Top Chinese Diplomat And Acting President Of The Executive Yuan, Dr. T.V. Soong, Congratulates Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Burma Road Engineer During Opening Ceremonies 28 January 1945 At Wanting On The Burma-China Border. Allied Armies Fought As They Buil

Men Attached To Headquarters Of 1St Bomb Division Were Awarded The Czechoslovakian Aviation Badge During A Ceremony On 3 October 1944. Included In The Group Are Brig. Gen. Robert R. Williams (3Rd From Right) And Brig. Gen. Bartlett Beaman, (Right). Engl

Put it in March 1964 (once again) employed the Hr.Ms luxury ship. SOEMBA (A 891) in Den Oever, after being modernized. A distinction was issued at this commitment.

German officers, once leaders of a military machine holding virtually all of Europe in its grasp, are shown walking away from fallen Brest, France, after that important deep-water port capitulated.

Lt. Col. Pierpont Hamilton receiving Congressional Medal of Honor from General Spaatz.

Allied Airborne Army Landed In Holland R.A.F. Pictures -- Air Chief Marshal Air Arthur Tedder discussing plans with Lt. Gen F.A.M. Browning before the start of the great air invasion. Strong forces of the First Allied Airborne Army were landed in Holland this afternoon. September 1, 1944. (Photo by British Official Air Ministry Photo).

Cadets undergo inspection as part of the Southeastern District's 18th annual Navy Junior Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Gulf Coast Regional Field Meet. Twelve high school teams are taking part in the NJROTC event, which includes competition in academics, extracurricular activities and athletics. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elsevier photo collection. uniform Marines currently Battle-Dress be, according Minister Ir. C. Staff changes blue uniform. left blue uniform straight Battle dress. September 23, 1955

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

Capt. Elliott Roosevelt In London.Captain Elliott Roosevelt (nearest camera) having interesting sights of London pointed out to him by Major Hutchinson.In background is Lieut. Schoepheoster. November 13, 1941. (Photo by L.N.A.).

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Three soldiers in Malacca or Indonesia. 1946. Indonesia, Malacca, Dutch East Indies

Ninth Air Force Headquarters, European Theatre Of Operations - An American Flag Was Presented To The Parish Church A Rummeymede, Egham Middlesex, England, Where The Freedom-Making Magna Carta Was Sealed. The Flag Was Presented To Maj General A.P.Y. Langh

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