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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.
Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. H.P. Foucher Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.
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Colonel Philip J. Cochran And Colonel John Alison, Who Were Entrusted By General Henry H. Arnold With The Formation Of The 1St Air Commando Group And Its Operation In Conjunction With General Orde Charles Wingate'S Forces. Lalaghat, India.
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These three pursuit pilots of the Head Hunters unit recently were decorated at an advanced base in New Guinea for their action against the Japanese. They are, left to right: 1st Lts. Don C. Hanover, Jr. or Fostoria, Ohio; Kenneth G. Ladd of Salt Lake
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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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COL Donald Snyder, commander, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (right), welcomes ADM Robert L. J. Long, commander-in-chief Pacific Forces during a visit to the base. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Major Walter Lund, San Diego, Calif., is congratulated by Brig. General Carlyle H. Ridenour, Pasadena, Calif., after he was presented the Legion of Merit at an air base in the Mediterranean Area. In the background, looking on are, left to right: Lt.
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Military gets a book..
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Actress, Mary Brian And Colonel Harry Leber, Commanding Officer Of The 381St Bomb Group, At Christening Ceremony Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fort Lansing Emancipator'. England 15 January 1945.
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General Stilwell Decorated By His Son -- Lt. Col. Joseph W. Stilwell, Jr., of the U.S. Army, pins the Distinguished Service Cross on the Winter field jacket of his father, Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, in a surprise ceremony "somewhere in China". General Stilwell, commander of U.S. forces in China, India and Burma, has boon in the Far East for 11 years. He was a U.S. military attach in China for many years before becoming Chief of Staff for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and commander of the American Army units. May 10, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).
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Anefo photo collection. Presentation of US awards to Korea volunteers. November 19, 1953
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Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. marine officer brings military greeting sentry entrance army headquarters Parambaribaro. {1940-1945}. Paramaribo, Suriname
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A Member Of The 351St Bomb Group Poses For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 1 July 1944.
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National military boxing championships at the Marines in the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne (VBHKAZ) in Doorn. The award ceremony.
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Photograph of Special Devices Class - January 1948.
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Admiral Ernest J. King, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Commander William F. Halsey, JrThe Navy big three, snapped as they met at Pearl Harbor in the beginning of Ocotber 1943 to map an overall campaign against the Japanese. Adm. Ernest J King, center, Cominch, and his two principal subordinates in the Pacific theater; Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Comdr. in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, (L) and Pacific Ocean Areas, and William F. Halsey, Jr., USN Comdr. South Pacific Force and South Pacific area.
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DM-SN-88-09371. Base: Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SN-85-07369. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Ceremonial Parade of the Marist brothers high school Darlinghurst this shot shows the Brig F. Hinton. old boy of the school presenting his cup to the winner of the best shooting cadet in the school Corp. Cadet Lt. R. Byrne of Darlinghurst at the Rushcutter bay oval during the passing out parade. October 9, 1952. (Photo by Gordon Herbert Short/Fairfax Media).
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Terre Haute, Coast Guardsman commended by COMINCH, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Coast Guardsman William E. Hogue, Seaman, first class, of 58 Mulberry Street, Terre Haute, Ind., has been awarded a letter of commendation and authority to wear the commendation ribbon for his outstanding service in making possible the eventual salvage of a flaming and derelict tanker carrying a large cargo of high octane aviation gasoline. The award was conferred by Rear Admiral E. H. Smith in behalf of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Hogue serves aboard a Coast Guard Combat Cutter.
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Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose With Their Well-Earned Awards For Softball Competition At An Air Force Base Somewhere In England. 4 September 1944.
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President Chiang Kai-shek confers the Grand Cordon of the Order of Cloud and Banner on General Earle E. Partridge, United States Far East Air Force Commander, at the Presidential Mansion in Taipeh, Formosa. The general, who is leaving Japan soon to take up his new post as commander of the Continental Air Defence Force, visited the Nationalist capital on a farewell call. September 6, 1955. (Photo by Pan-Asia Photo News).
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Decoration Of Tokyo Flyers By Madame Chiang Kai Shek At Chungking, China, June 29, 1942. 1St. Lt. Frank A. Kappeler, Unidentified, 1St. Lt. Kenneth E. Reddy, Madame Chiang Kai Shek, 1St. Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood, 1St. Lt. Eugene F. Mcgurl, 1St. Lt. Jacob
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Men with awards , Armories, Ordnance industry, Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Painting of Rear Admiral Frank A. Leamy. Picture shows a group standing around an oil painting of Frank A. Leamy.
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Elsevier photo collection. Farewell parade Joan Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg grounds Affent Center Brunssum. military distinction "Legion Merit" separating shoulders laid commander-in-chief NATO forces Europe, L.L. Lemnitzer. March 29, 1968. Brunssum
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Major General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of U.S. Air Force in the Middle East, presents the Silver Star to T/Sgt. Oscar W. Houser.
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Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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DA-SN-84-07988. Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Air Force Enlisted Men Relaxing At An American Red Cross Service Club In England Appreciate The Services Furnished During Their Stay. Here, Gloria, Small, A Volunteer Worker, Hands A 'Coke' To Cpl. Russell L. Brand Of St. Louis, Missouri, (Left) While Cp
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A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Poses For The Photographer After He Was Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 4 September 1944.
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Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Home.....Through A Porthole. There is no mistaking the expressions on the faces of these GI's as they gaze through the porthole of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport at the solid ground of an East Coast port. The soldiers are among the many thousands being transported by Coast Guard-manned vessels from the ETO back to the States. For many of the soldiers, who live on the west coast, even the sight of U.S. soil thousands of miles from their residences means home. For T/SGT Harold Phelps, left, of Manlius, N.Y., and T/SGT William H. Goodfellow of Fayetteville, N.Y. There just ain't no two ways about it.
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General Carl Spaatz poses in front of Holy Trinity Church in London, England with M/Sgt. Thomas Isabel and his bride Miss Joyce Kelly after they were married on 17 April 1944. Sgt. Isabel, whose home is in Earl, Arkansas, is Gen. Spaatz' chauffeur
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DM-SN-88-07066. Base: Lansing State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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AMS-76 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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DF-SD-07-26066. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials