Military Award Ceremonies

Historic military ceremonies showcasing award presentations, generals, and officers engaging in formal recognition of service members during WWII.

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.

Major General Robert B. Williams Congratulates Brig. Gen. Julius K. Lacey,Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, After Presenting Him With An Award During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 5 March 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, War

General Henry H. Arnold Is Greeted By Lt. General Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (Center) And Admiral John H. Towers Upon His Arrival At Hickam Field, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. On 9 June 1945.

Brig. General William M. Gross, Commanding Officer, 1St Combat Wing, 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. 11 February 1945.

Headquarters, Fourteenth Air Force, China -- Colonel Thomas C. Gentry Of Dallas, Texas Staff Surgeon Of The 14Th Air Force, And An Original Member Of The American Volunteer Group, Receives The Legion Of Merit From Maj. Claire L. Chennault On 3 May 1945.

Brig. General Malcolm C. Grow (Left) And Brig. General Leon Johnson Look Over The Modified Vest And New Manganese Steel-Lined Helmet Worn By S/Sgt. Ambrose T. Hansen. London, England, 14 December 1943.

Headquarters Fourteenth Air Force, China -- "For Exceptionally Meritorious Conduct In Performance Of Outstanding Services" Brig. General John C. Kennedy Of Bennington, Vermont, Was Awarded The Legion Of Merit By Major General Claire L. Chennault, Commandi

Lt. General James H. Doolittle Congratulates A Member Of The 325Th Photo Reconnaissance Wing On Receiving The Distinguished Service Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 1944.

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.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, War

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 Gen. Lewis H. Brereton decorating Col. George F. McGuire, 0-18008.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton congratulates Col. Crawford F. Sams after presenting him with the Legion of Merit award at 9th Air Force Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt. 4 August 1943.

ENGLAND-1st Lt. Charles F. Gowder, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Mr. R.M. Lovett, Asst. Sec. of War for Air.

1St Lt. George B. Beckhelm Of Homewood, Illinois Is Presented The Silver Star By Colonel O.H. Stanley Of Portland, Maine During A Ceremony At The 30Th General Hospital At Mansfield, England, Where He Is Recovering From Wound Received On A Mission. 2Nd Lt.

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.

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.

Capt. John L. Latham, Jr., Greensboro, North Carolina, Receives The Distinguished Flying Cross From Lt. General Carl A. Spaatz At A Dinner Marking The Completion Of The 96Th Bomb Squadron's 100Th Mission At Norfolk, England. 2 April 1944.

Major General Ennis C. Whitehead, Deputy Commander Of The U.S. Fifth Air Force, With Raymond Clapper, American Columnist Touring The Southwest Pacific For First Hand Information On The Was Against The Japaneseanese.

Major General Bonesteel Presents An Award To A Member Of The 2Nd Service Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland On 16 November 1942.

Presentation Of Legion Of Merit To T/Sgt. Walsh. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 26 March 1945.

Elsevier photo collection. Eisenhower arrived Schiphol today. received H.J. Curls. Vice-Admiraal jr. E.J. Van Holthe, Links Lieutenant I.A. Aler, Chef Air Force. January 10, 1951. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

T/Sgt. Frank J. Bartnicki Of Moosic, Penn., Left, And S/Sgt. August Tornow Of Mossyrock, Wash., Receive Back Pay From Major Edward Chayes After Their Arrival In Liverpool, England From A German Prison Camp Aboard The Prisoner Of War Exchange Ship 'Atlanti

Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney, Commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific, presenting the Silver Star to S/Sgt. Delmar V. Sprowls (Roulette, Pa) for gallantry in action over the Kai Islands, north of Australia. Sprowls was wounded in the

Colonel Luper, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Is Presented An Award By Major General Robert B. Williams During A Ceremony On 25 June 1944 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Eisenhower Greets Montgomery -- Arriving at National airport late this afternoon, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery (right), Chief of British General Staff, is greeted with handicap and smile by General Dwight Eisenhower (left), Chief of staff, U.S.A. September 10, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer Presents An Award To Brig. General John P. Mcconnell 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 In China.

Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck Poses With Men Of The 458Th Bomb Group After Presenting Them With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England.

Enlisted Men Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Who Have Been Awarded The Coveted Distinguished Flying Cross Wear Their Medal Proudly. England. 23 May 1943.

Victors and Vanquished. Vanquished in battle, an officer of the German Afrika Korps jokes with an American Navy officer, center, and a Coast Guard officer, right, shortly before he and other prisoners were brought back to the United States in a Coast Guard manned transport.

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.

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.

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.

Major General James H. Doolittle Congratulates A Member Of The 8Th Reconnaissance Wing On Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 1944.

Lt. General James H. Doolittle Presents Colonel Dudley H. Fay The Legion Of Merit. 8Th Air Force, England, 4 June 1944.

Colonel William M. Gross Presents Silver Star To Capt. Dibble Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, England. 16 April 1944.

Brig. Gen. Detrick , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck Of The 458Th Bomb Group, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. September 1944.

Generals Gruenther and General Cook Arrive in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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.

Anefo photo collection. Award ceremony of the aerial view and exploration competition in the Allied air forces in Europe, Prince Bernhard reaches cup to Captain E.M .. June 5, 1959

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. 9 August 1945.

Major General John K. Cannon Presents An Award To Major Mallory.

Frank T. Kenner being sworn in.

Field Marshal Papagos Visits Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Capt. R.W. Paulson Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At 1St Combat Crew Replacement Center, Aaf Station 112, England. 11 December 1943.

Pictured At A Farewell Ceremony Given By Troop Members Of The Boy Scouts Of Warrington, England, For Their Five American Scoutmasters Are These Gi's Who "Filled In" For More Than A Year When Local Scout Leaders Went Off To War. Shown Are, L To R, Pfc Wil

Lt. Colonel Burbridge Is Congratulated By Major General Paul L. Williams Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command, During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 2 June 1945.

At The Warrington Burtonwood Air Depot In England, Major William Arnold Inspects The Repaired Motor Of A B-17 While Capt. W.W. Ott Of Osyka, Miss., A Test Pilot, And Lt. Leland Schoff Look On. At This Depot, All Flak-Torn Planes Are Repaired And Modified

Naval Aviator Jesse Brown Shaking Hands with Captain Erdman"First negro naval aviator Ens. J.L. Brown, USN, shaking hands with Capt. W.L. Erdman, USN, Commanding Officer of USS Leyte (CV-32). Left to right: Captain W.L. Erdman, LCDR E.D. Williams, USN, C.O. VF-32, and Ens. Brown.".

AFRICA-Lt. J.A. Gilpin, Portland, Ore., being decorated by Gen. Lewis Brereton.

Colonel Curtis E. Lemay, Columbus Ohio, Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross Award To 1St Lt. Charles H. Mccandless, Pittsburgh, Penn. 563Rd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, England. 5 September 1943.

Brig. General M.E. Gross 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.

Military Reception at the White House, 6:00PM. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officers attend a military reception at the White House. Left to right: Chief of the WHCA, Colonel George J. McNally; Captain Jack Rubley; Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Men in front of officers mess , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival General Dürst Britt. Cocktail party on the occasion of the arrival of General Major H.J.J.W. Dürst Britt (mid-back). Center of Chef D.C. Buurman van Vreeden Links (with glass in hand) Colonel E. Engles. October 16, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Rear Admiral Robert Donohue.

"ACES" DECORATED IN NEW GUINEA: Brig. General Paul B. Wurtsmith (center), San Antonio, Texas, Commander of Fighter Squadrons in New Guinea, at night presentation ceremony when he decorated 1st Lt. Kenneth C. Sparks (left) of Blackwell

General Leonard F. Chapman Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, visiting the 1st Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment in Vietnam on January 10, 1968. This photograph was taken by LCpl Moore and is part of the collection of American military activities during the Vietnam War.

Awarding of medals.. .

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

Lt. E.M. Grabowski Is Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At 1St Combat Crew Replacement Center, Aaf Station 112, England. 11 December 1943.

Chiang Kai Shek Meets 14Th Air Force Staff - 'You Have Established In The Past Few Years An Enviable Record And Have Dealt Severe Blows To The Enemy,' Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek Told Major General C.L. Chennault And The Staff Officers Of The U.S. Army

Brig. Gen. Frank O.D. Hunter Talks With Several Of The 381St Bomb Group Officers As They Drink Their Coffee After Returning From The Group'S First Mission Over Enemy Territory On 22 June 1943. General Hunter Flew With The Group.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-0495. 1956

"For Meritorious Achievement In Aerial Flight" Lt. Florence T. Roche, Of Hempstead, New York, An Army Nurse Attached To A Air Evacuation Squadron Of The 14Th Air Force, Was Awarded The Air Medal From Major General Claire L. Chennault During A Brief Ceremo

Elsevier photo collection. Arrival Eisenhower Hotel des Indes 's-Gravenhage, Nast Hem H.J. Curls. January 10, 1951. Hague, South Holland

LTC Ronald J. Carnahan is presented the Legion of Merit with First Oak Leaf Cluster, upon his retirement from the Army. Making the presentation is MGEN Rymond H. Bishop Commander, U.S. Army Health Services Command. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Awarding of medals..

Mather Field... Immediate Release... Two Men Were Awarded Citations By The War Department As Mather Field, Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School, Sacremento, On The Same Day. T/Sgt. James C. Bowers Was Awarded The Soldier'S Medal For Heroism For His Brav

Prince Bernhard, 1945 photograph Prince Bernhard, in military uniform in conversation with one of the leaders of the resistance, Colonel Overhof. To his arm the sleeve band of the NBS and the band with CD = Command Dutch Forces Amsterdam paper. plastic (organic material) Netherlands

Anefo photo collection. Opening Catholic Military Home, Volkel airbase. August 26, 1953. Noord-Brabant, Volkel

SHAPE Handover Ceremony (Handover of SHAPE Command). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Change of command ceremony for LTC Delbert M. Bassett (left), commanding officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, who is relieved by MAJ Junior D. Littlejohn. Littlejohn receives the squadron colors from Bassett. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left To Right: Rear Admiral William G. Tomlinson, Major General Laurence S. Kuter And Rear Admiral Matthew Gardner. Honolulu, Hawaii, 28 July 1948.

A Recruit Joins the Royal Air Force New recruit Michael Suthers is interviewed by two officers as part of his selection board at the Royal Air Force Depot at Uxbridge.

Five men on steps , Military personnel, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Lt. General Carl A. Spaatz presents an award to Sgt. Crosby of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, during a ceremony at an air base somewhere in North Africa. 5 September 1943.

Photograph of Two Men (One in Military Uniform) Talking at CBS Microphone While Bagpipe and Drum Band Plays in Background.

Inauguration of the electrification line Långsele - Boden. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf at the medal division in Överluleå church.

Capt. William E. Smith (now Maj.), left, Major Leroy C. Meyers, 225 Monroe Ave., Chisholm, Minn. group operations officer, center, and Capt. Bingham, navigator, study the map of the target area for the 164th mission of "Rat Poison" a 9th AF Martin

Completion..

Elsevier photo collection. Presentation KLM Vliegen Penningen T.G.V. 35 anniversary KLM. Commander H.A.A. Kooper receives Director Ir. I. Aler De Bronzen Penning. mrs. Kooper. October 6, 1954. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Army pastor DS. Meerburg back from Korea (with DS. A.t.w. de Kluis). 19 February 1952. Korea

Brig. General Elwood R. Quesada Cuts The Cake At A Party Welcoming Gis Who Have Finished Their Operational Missions Into The Happy Warrior'S Club In London, England On 12 January 1944. They Are, Left To Right: S/Sgt. Clifford Puckett Of Oklahoma, S/Sgt.

Coast Guard Commandant Sworn In As Full Admiral. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche (right), Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, is shown with Admiral King and Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard, after he was sworn in as a full Admiral at ceremonies in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. Undersecretary Bard read Admiral Waesche's commission.

Brig. General Edward W. Anderson Presents An Award To An Officer Of The 364Th Fighter Group At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 19 November 1944.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Change of command ceremony for LTC Gene A. Brown (right), commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 (VMFA-333), who is relieved by MAJ Klaas Vanesselstyn. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Men and military officers inspecting ordnance , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military personnel, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photograph of an Officer Awarding Medals to a Group of Sailors.

French-American Agreement Signed on Airplane. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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.

Captain Frank A. Leamy congratulates Lieutenant Mary L. Ireland of the SPARS, who is the sole SPAR on active duty in the 8th Coast Guard District. It's the 11th anniversary of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve, better known as the "SPARS" and Captain Frank A. Leamy, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District (right), congratulates Lieutenant Mary L. Ireland of the SPARS, who is the sole SPAR on active duty in the 8th Coast Guard District. She serves as Administrative Assistant to the Director of Reserve, 8th Coast Guard District, and collaterally as District Morale Officer.

Leon Caragulian , Uniforms, Veterans' organizations, American Legion. Leon Abdalian Collection

Martin General V.A.H. Sturdee. June 16, 1947.

It's The Real Thing, Boys. Allied soldiers know it's the real thing with they receive invasion money prior to hitting the beaches of Southern France in Europe's second D-Day. Aboard a Coast Guard combat cutter Army Lieut. Richard Newell (right) of San Francisco, aide to General John O'Daniel, passes out the currency to two invasion veterans: Staff Sergeant.

Merchant Marine Inspection. To help regulate her Merchant Marine Safety program, the U.S. Coast Guard has Marine Inspection Offices located in primary ports and other areas throughout Coast Guard districts close to American marine activities. Certain marine safety inspection duties of the Coast Guard require the knowledge and skill of experienced technical marine engineers as pointed out here in the Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office in Philadelphia by officer in charge Captain Jesse O. Thompson, USCG, seated at his desk, and inspector Captain Louis A. Grundler, USCG, in checking the architectural plans and model of a new merchant vessel for safety violations before it is built. Plans must be approved by the Coast Guard first before building, altering or repairing of merchant vessels can be carried out to insure sea-worthiness and meeting of Federal safety laws.

DM-SN-88-09746. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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