Military Award Ceremonies

Historical images of soldiers receiving medals and awards, showcasing honor and recognition of service and bravery in military operations.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. H.P. Foucher Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Lt. H.B. Kalish Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. J.J. Baker Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 21 April 1945.

A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 30 May 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. E. Protasiewicz Of The 863Rd Bomb Sqd., 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 11 Nov. 1944.

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

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 28 June 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. H.P. Foucher Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

An Officer Of The 755Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 May 1945.

Lt. J. Furneaux Of The 351Th Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Is Presented The Air Medal By Brig. Gen. Murray C. Woodbury On 22 August 1944 At An Airbase In England.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton decorating Capt. Lewellyn C. Daigle, 0-421221.

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An Officer Presents The Air Medal To A Member Of The 314Th Service Group Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 25 May 1944.

An Officer Presents The Air Medal To A Member Of The 314Th Service Group Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 25 May 1944.

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1st Lt. C.M. Murphy, Belzoni, Miss. Who is presented the Air Medal.

NINTH AIR force HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, July 1944-Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the Ninth Air force, pins the Silver Star on Capt. Don M. Beerbower (left) of Hill City, Minnesota, in ceremonies

Major Gen. Lewis H. Brereton presents Capt. Ramsay D. Potts, Jr., with the Air Medal. In the background is 1st Lt. Chas. M. Murphy.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. I. Draney Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 1 January 1945.

Captain Bryan Of The 339Th Fighter Group Is Presented An Award By Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury At An 8Th Air Force Station F-378 In England. 22 July 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To H.W. Williams (Enlisted Man) Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 12 April 1945.

Brig. General Haywood S. Hansell Presents An Award To A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 27 May 1943.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. J.B. Mcdonnell Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

France - For Landing His Piper L-4 Liaison Plane Under Fire To Rescue A Douglas A-20 Havoc Gunner Behind The German Lines, 1St Lt. George C. Irvine, Jr., Received The Distinguished Flying Cross From Major Gen. Samuel E. Anderson, Left, Commanding The 9Th

Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton Congratulates A Member Of The 391St Bomb Group On Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 19 July 1944.

Major Smith, A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Silver Star By Major General Samuel E. Anderson During A Ceremony At Beaumont, France On 18 March 1945.

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

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An Officer Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 1330Th Aaf Base Unit, Air Transport Command, During A Ceremony At An Airbase At Jorhat, Assam, India. 20 March 1945.

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

Lt. M.V. Bledsoe Of The 350Th Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Is Presented An Award By Lt. Colonel B. Rimerman On 20 July 1944 At An Airbase In England.

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents An Award To A Member Of The 353Rd Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 22 August 1944.

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Brig. General William M. Gross Congratulates An Officer Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With An Award During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 22 June 1944.

Major General Howard C. Davidson, Commanding General of 10th Air Force presents Distinguished Service Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal to Brig. General Adlai H. Gilkeson at a 10th AF base in Burma. 13 March 1945.

A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group Is Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 3 July 1943.

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Brig. General Edmund W. Hill, Commanding General of the U.S. Forces in Ireland, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to T/Sgt. Michael Kruge, Ansonia, Connecticut during a ceremony at Nyack, Ireland. In addition to the DFC, Sgt. Kruge holds the

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Brig. General Haywood S. Hansell Presents An Award To A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 4 May 1943.

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Major General Robert B. Williams Congratulates Colonel William M. Gross Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 23 Feburary 1944.

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

NINTH AIR force HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, July 1944-Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton (right), Commanding General of the Ninth Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Capt. Wallace Emmer

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A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 February 1945.

Brig. General Julius K. Lacy, Brig. General Edward Anderson And Brig. General Ivan L. Farman Were Presented The French Legion Of Honor And The Croix De Guerre With Palm At The Headquarters Of The 1St Bomb Division In England.

Brig. General Robert F. Travis Presents An Award To A Member Of The 303Rd Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 17 June 1944.

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Lt. Harte Of The 339Th Fighter Group Is Presented An Award By Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury At An 8Th Air Force Station F-378 In England. 22 July 1944.

T/Sgt. Lynn C. Dinnison, St. Louis, Missouri, Receives The Soldiers Medal Award From Colonel Archie J. Old, Jr., Of Atlanta, Texas. 388Th Bomb Group. 8 November 1943.

For Exceptional Services Rendered In The Course Of The Campaign For The Liberation Of France, A Score Of High Ranking Officers Were Decorated By The French Government. Brig. Gen. Junius Houghton, Director Of Supply Air Technical Service Command In Europe

Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, is presented the Legion of Merit by Lt. Gen Carl A. Spaatz during ceremonies on 5 September 1943 at an unidentified airbase in North Africa.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. Hairr. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 8 July 1943.

Lt. Colonel Hightower Is Decorated By Major General Charles B. Stone At A 14Th Air Force Base In China On 11 September 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. Hartrim. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 11 May 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. Nebhut. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 22 December 1944.

Lt. Coyle Of The 752Nd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 11 March 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To S. Dordyke (Enlisted Man) Of The 863Rd Bomb Sqd., 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 11 Nov. 1944.

Major Humbrecht Presents An Award To Lt. Berry Of The 90Th Photo Reconnaissance Wing During A Ceremony Somewhere In Italy.

Presentation of medal to S/Sgt. L.C. Murdoch of the 493rd Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division, 8th Air force, England, 21 April 1945.

Men Of The 386Th Bomb Group Stand At Attention To Receive Awards During A Ceremony At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 17 February 1944.

A Member Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Receives An Award At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 27 June 1944.

2Nd Service Group Presentation At An Air Base Somewhere In Iceland. 28 August 1943. (General Not Identified).

Sgt. Lawrence H. Brouhard, Greenfield, Ind., being presented the air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

The Photo Reconnaissance pilots get their share of decorations. Here Major General James Doolittle is pictured pinning the Distinguished Flying Cross on Capt. Robert Ritchie, Morrison, Illinois. Lt. Col. Harry T. Eidson, Indianapolis, Indiana, who

Brig. Gen. Edward W. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 12 October 1944.

Capt. Rollin D. Childress, 911 So. Ohio Ave., Etowah, Tenn., is congratulated by Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, who presented him with the Silver Star in ceremonies at a Martin B-26 base in the ETO. France.

An Officer Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 1330Th Aaf Base Unit, Air Transport Command, During A Ceremony At An Airbase At Jorhat, Assam, India. 20 March 1945.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 4 July 1944.

Lt. Agnew Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Is Presented The Air Medal By Colonel Rimerman Somewhere In England, 30 December 1944.

On 11 November 1942, at an advanced base somewhere in the Middle East, Sgt. Eldon B. Pickett of Woodland Park, Colorado, was presented the Silver Star by Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, Commanding General of USAFIME. As a member of a B-24D combat crew

Major General Paul L. Williams Pins The Legion Of Merit On A Member Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command During An Award Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 22 March 1945.

With the Distinguished Flying Cross pinned to his tunic, 1st Lt. Sammy E. McGuffin, 1737 10th St., Manhatten Beach, Calif., is shown here being congratulated by Col. Charles W. Lawrence, Commanding Officer of an AAF Wing, who made the presentation

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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. 18 October 1944.

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1St Lt. Edward J. Rackham Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross By Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton. Brig. General Vic H. Strahm And Brig. General Otto P. Weyland Stand In The Background. 31 May 1944, England.

At An Airbase On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Lt. General Robert Richardson, Jr., Presents An Award To A Member Of The Seventh Air Force Who Participated In The Wake Island Raid On 6 August 1943.

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Major General Robert F. Travis Is Congratulated General Robert B. Williams After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony On 10 January 1944 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 1St Bomb Division.

A Member Of The 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented An Award At A Review At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 26 May 1945.

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Major General Nathan F. Twining Presents The Legion Of Merit To A Member Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In Italy.

S/Sgt. Adolphson 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.

Colonel R. Beam presents an award to 1st Lt. R.H. Wilder during a Ceremony at an airbase at Oujda, North Africa. 3 February 1943.

Brig. Gen. Edward W. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 12 October 1944.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 6 December 1944.

Cpl. Lawrence W. Seborg, of 8032 South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, Ill., is having his North African campaign ribbon pinned on by Major Levi R. Chase, Cortland, N.Y. who is the leading American fighter pilot of the North African campaign. Major Chase

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated As He Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 30 September 1943.

A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 15 March 1944.

Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Maj. William J. Meng, 26, of North Middletown, Ky., in ceremonies in France.

1st Lt. William W. Hannah, Palms, Calif., after being awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal is being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

T/Sgt. Olson Of The 364Th Fighter Group Is Presented An Award By Brig. General Edward W. Anderson At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 12 April 1945.

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Colonel Byroade, A Member Of The 14Th Air Force, Receives A Medal From Major General Claire J. Chennault At A Base China. 10 September 1944.

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.

T/Sgt. Cochran Of The 390Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 26 September 1944.

ITALY-General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, supreme allied commander in the Mediterranean theatre places the Order of Knight of the British Empire on Major General John K. Cannon, Commanding General of the 12th Air Force. This award was made to the

A Member Of The 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 September 1944.

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