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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.

Colonel Crouch Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Is Presented The Legion Of Merit By Major General Paul L. Williams During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 9 January 1945.

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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.

Brig. General Julius K. Lacey Congratulates A Member Of The 351St Bomb Group On Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 24 May 1945.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 20 August 1943.

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An Officer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 314Th Service Group Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 21 July 1944.

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Col. Robert D. Knapp presents Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Rudolph at Soliman, Egypt in Africa, August 1943.

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Lt. Richard J. Wordle, Philadelphia, Pa., Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Silver Star During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Panagarh, India. December 1943.

A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 8 April 1943.

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.

Men Of The 381St Bomb Group Who Were Presented With Awards Pose For The Photographer At Their Base In England. 5 June 1944.

Major General Claire L. Chennault Presents An Award To A Member Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base In China.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents An Award To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 18 August 1944.

Representing Gen. Max Von Pohl, Commander Of The Luftwaffe In The Mediterranean Theatre Of Operations, A Nazi Colonel And A Sgt. Interpreter Are Shown As They Arrived At An Airfield Near Florence To Discuss With Major General Benjamin W. Chidlaw, Commandi

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Brig. General Frank A. Armstrong Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 26 June 1943.

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. 11 March 1944.

1st Lt. Manofrd O. Croy Jr., of Seattle, Washington, tells Major Harry L. Downing of Lincoln, Nebraska, operations officer of U.S. 8th AF 82nd Fighter Squadron, how he and his flight of North American P-51 Mustangs destroyed 10 locomotives and other

M/Sgt. Sulliven, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division , Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 5 January 1945.

Colonel Charles G. Chandler, Jr., 142 West Fair Oaks, San Antonio, Texas, Receives The Legion Of Merit Award From Major General C.L. Chennault, Cg, At Headquarters Of The 14Th Af 'Flying Tigers' Somewhere In China. Colonel Chandler Received This High Awa

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Lt. Teasdale Of The 645Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated By Major Gen. Samuel E. Anderson, After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 13 February 1945.

On their way to shore at Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, aboard a crash boat, the rescued flyers of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, who were shot down while on a mission over Yap Islands in the Caroline Group, chat over their experiences.

A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 8 April 1943.

ENGLAND-Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the Ninth Air force, awards the Silver Star to Capt. Warren S. Emerson in ceremonies at the Ninth Air force Headquarters in Britain. Capt. Emerson was a first Lt. when he perofrmed

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General Medaris, (left) who was a Commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, during 1955 to 1958, shakes hands with Major General Holger Toftoy (right), who consolidated U.S. missile and rocketry development.

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. 19 March 1944.

Capt. James D. Briggs, Great Falls, Montana, Eighth Air Force Service Command Receives The Air Medal From Major General Henry J.F. Miller, Cg, Eight Air Force Service Command. Hendon Airport, England. June 1943.

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2Nd Lt. R.E. Davis Is Congratulated By Brig. General Claire L. Chennault After Receiving The Silver Star During A Ceremony At Kunming, China On 27 October 1942.

A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 4 May 1943.

Lt. Showker 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.

Brig. Gen. Edward N. Backus Congratulates An Officer Of The 410Th Bomb Group After Presenting Him The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In France.

With the Distinguished Flying Cross pinned to his tunic, Major Donald L. Perry, 5135 W. 18th St., Hawthorne, Calif., is shown being congratulated by Col. Charles W. Lawrence, Commanding Officer of an AAF Wing, who made the presentation to the P-38

General Alexander R. Perminov (right) of the Red Air Force presents a medal to a Russian airman during a ceremony at Poltava Airbase in Russia, sometime in November 1944. RUSSIA.

T/Sgt. Charles E. Middleton 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.

Shown Here Are Two Evacuated Pow's Who Had Spent Three Years In The Japanese Prison Camp At Kobi, About 450 Miles From Atsugi Airstrip, Where Douglas C-54 "Skymasters" From The Atc Brought Them To Be Evacuated To The States. These Men Were Suffering From Seve

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. 11 March 1944.

Col. Elliott Roosevelt presents an award to Lt. Silverman of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing during a ceremony at an air base somewhere in North Africa. 10 March 1943.

Lt. Simone 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.

Two Members Of 381St Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 May 1944.

With the Distinguished Flying Cross pinned to his tunic, 1st Lt. John C. Rogers, Notus, Idaho, and son of O.T. Rogers, 1408 1/2 Leeland Ave., Houston, Texas, is shown here being congratulated by Col. Charles W. Lawrence, Commanding Officer of an AAF

Presentation Of Medal To M/Sgt. Woodman. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 8 July 1944.

Colonel Travis Congratulates The Members Of His 'Blue' Ribbon Crew Of The Boeing B-17 'Mischief Maker' After A Successful Bombing Mission Against Installations At Gdynia, Poland On 9 October 1943. Crew Members Are: Capt. Vernon L. Iverson, Walla Walla Was

Elsevier photo collection. Prince Bernhard extensions Royal Palace Dam Square Amsterdam. Corporal infantry p.j.g. means received bronze lion. September 15, 1950. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Russian Soldiers Enjoy American Cigars And Cigarettes After Receiving Their Rations From The U.S. Air Force Somewhere In England. 2Nd Base Air Depot. 24 February 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation Princess Juliana van Breves Military Aviation-trained soldiers Canada. 1940-1945}. Canada

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.

Brig. General Edgar E. Glenn Is Presented The Air Medal By Major General Claire L. Chennault, Commanding General Of The 14Th Air Force, At A Base Somewhere In China. Colonel John O. Neal (Left) Looks On Approvingly. 14 August 1944.

Lt. Colonel Burton R. Baldwin Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Is Congratulated By Major General Paul L. Williams After Receiving The Dfc At A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 3 May 1945.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 1 September 1943.

T/Sgt. R.F. Murphy, Aerial Gunner Of The 490Th Bomb Group Is Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 21 October 1944.

The Union Jack Has Just Been Lowered And The Stars And Stripes Go Up In Its Place Over Station 150 On Boxted Field, Essex After The Former Raf Base Was Turned Over To The 386Th Bomb Group On 26 August 1943.

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Commanders Of The U.S. Air-Ground Team That Relieved Bastogne Discuss Plans For Operations Against Von Rundstedt'S Armies In Belgium. Brig. General Otto P. Weyland, Right, Commands The Xix Tacticl Air Command Of The Ninth Air Force, The Air Component Pla

These American Airmen, Evacuated From A Rumanian Prison Camp, Hold The Flag They Flew Over Their Prison In Russia. Over 1,000 American Airmen Were Brought Back To Italy From Rumania. At First Their Food Was Bad Because The Rumanians Were Unprepared, But

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These four first Lts. Were among 16 5th Air Force pursuit pilots decorated by Lt. General George C. Kenney on the eve of their departure for the United States where they will be given permanent assignments. Pictured (left to right) are: Irving A.

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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.

S/Sgt. M. Aalen Of The 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 Dec. 1944.

Capt. William A. Brown, of Mancelona, Mich., is pictured receiving the Air Medal from Lt. General George C. Kenney at an advanced operational base in New Guinea, on the eve of the Captain's departure for the United States and a new air corps

Brig. General Bartlett Beaman Presents An Award To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Air Division, During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 15 May 1945.

New Guinea, 17 September 1943, Captain John R. Wilson, 812 West 8th St., Pittsburg, Kansas, being presented with the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action and the Distinguished Flying Cross by Brig. General Roger Ramey. Capt. Wilson also holds the Air

W/O Thomas Mcn. Ormiston, Raf, Was Presented The Air Medal By Major General Ira C. Eaker During A Ceremony At The 8Th Air Force Base At Teddington, England On 17 July 1943.

Two Air Force Officers Of The 381St Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving Their Awards During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 October 1944.

First Sgt. Helen J. Crawfurd, Charleston, Ill., Became The First Enlisted Member Of The Women'S Army Corps In Italy To Win The Bronze Star Medal. As First Sgt. For The Specially Trained Wac Company On Duty At Aaf Service Command Hdq., Sgt. Crawford, The

Receiving the Medal of Freedom with silver palm from Colonel H. B. Hester of the U.S. Army is Lt. Gen. F. H. Berryman C. B. CBE. DSO. at Victoria Barracks this afternoon. June 21, 1948.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: President Kennedy has lunch with U.S. enlisted troops and their officers at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with an unidentified U.S. Army Sergeant Major during a presentation of gifts at a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield; U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander of U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.

Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers Presents The Legion Of Merit To Brig. General Fred L. Anderson During A Ceremony At Teddington, England On 11 September 1943.

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1st Lt. Irving A. Erickson (right) of Oakland, Calif., is shown receiving the Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Cross, from Lt. General George C. Kenney at ceremonies held recently honoring 16 pursuit pilots on the even

S/Sgt. Howard M. Conlee, Moro, Oregon, after presentation of the Air Medal, being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

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.

Brig. General William M. Gross Congratulates Colonel Harry P. Leber Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 11 June 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of English distinctions The Hague / Kaptein ter Zee Jr. P. H. PERKS. October 18, 1948

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Crew (No. 5 Of Seven Pictures) Left To Right: Major Thomas W. Ferebee, Bombardier; Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., Pilot; Capt. Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator; And Capt. Robert Lewis, Officer Crew Of The Enola Gay, The Ship That Mad

Two Members Of 381St Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 May 1944.

Brig. General Robert F. Travis Congratulates An Officer Of The 303Rd Bomb Group After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 17 June 1944.

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.

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.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton, General Dwight Eisenhower And Major General Carl A. Spaatz And Other Officers Examine Strike Photos During The Generals' Inspection Tour Of The 386Th Bomb Group Installations At Great Dunmow, Essex, England, 11 April 1944.

Awards For Commonwealth Division In KoreaSgt. Peter Raison has been ribbon of the Military Medal pinned to his breast by the Divisional Commander Major General A. J. H. Cassels.Major-Gen. Cassels decorates his men in the field. The first awards gained by men of the King's Own Scottish Borderers and King's Shropshire Light Infantry in Korea were recently presented to NGOs and men of both regiments by the Commonwealth Division Commander, Major Gen. A. J. H. Cassels, CB, CBE, DSO. his was the first time in the short history of the commonwealth Division that the Commander had the honour, on behalf of the King, to decorate men of his command. October 18, 1951. (Photo by Fox).

S/Sgt. H. Pope Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force Wearing The Distinguished Flying Cross. 19 Oct 1944, England.

COL Bowin prepares to take the regimental colors from MSGT Walls, so they can be given to COL Donald J. Myers, center, who is relieving Bowin as the commanding officer. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Sikorskys, Father and Son, Meet at Coast Guard Air Station. Dr. Igor Sikorsky, developer of the helicopter, gives his son, Coast Guardsman Sergei Sikorsky, Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class, a hearty handshake on the occasion of his visit to the Coast Guard Air Station in Brooklyn, N.Y. to observe tests of the Sikorsky helicopter in air-sea rescue operations. Coast Guardsman Sikorsky is assigned to the station.

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Brig. General William M. Gross Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With An Award At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 11 June 1944.

Captain kite M. Siau from the Belgian Air Force is given a cup of Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard during the annual aerial photo exploration competition Royal Flush IV for NATO countries that was held in the Netherlands for the first time and this time at the Eindhoven airbase. Ground photo archive Klu no. 1521.

Three Men Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose After Receiving The Distinguished During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 16 May 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Award of the deputy main aldermenier Pastor M. LAM. Adjustant General Colonel P. Alons pinched Pair of M.D. Lamb the decoration belonging to the cross of merit. April 16, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC prisoners of war; Gift Chinese Community to II-5 RI; Murder in Ledok (Pasoeroan); Bronze cross Dr. Diethl and SG. W. de Lima Surabaya. Presentation of Bronze Cross to Captain-Arts W.J. Diehl. A Lieutenant Colonel from the KNIL pin the decorations at Captain W.J. Diehl. October 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

At one of the New U.S. bases in Russia, T/Sgt. Louis Drogowski of Calirton, Pa.,tries on a Russian hat.

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