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Military Awards and Ceremonies

Images depict military personnel at award ceremonies, formal gatherings, and planning sessions, showcasing interactions in various settings, with a vintage black and white aesthetic.

Command Planning.

Three men , Military personnel, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Minister of Defense, Ir. S.H. Visser releases a working visit to the airbase. The adjutant of the minister, Major R.W. Hemmes (right) also shows interest in the shown aerial photos.

Anefo photo collection. Explosion of a bomb in the Russian building. Windows of the nearby KLM office have fallen. April 15, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

AM-445 Force , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Asg Västberga

Massachusetts, 1953 , Equipment, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

AMS-85 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Edith Nourse Rogers with man , Armories, Ordnance industry, Rogers, Edith Nourse, 1881-1960, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

A Pair Of Ivory Wings -- As A Tribute To The Army Air Forces On The Aaf's Birthday, The Shaikh Of Bahrein Island, A Fabulously Rich Oil And Pearl Center In The Persian Gulf, Presents A Pair Of Handcarved Ivory Wings To Maj. George C. Bieberback Of Worcest

Military officer at podium , Military parades & ceremonies, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Men talking , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Discussion. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. DegreeLating submarine "Rotterdam" at RDM Rotterdam by Mrs. S. Berck Krijnen. January 26, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dutch pilots Mitchell bombers Squadron receive DISTINGISHED Flying Cross (DFC) award. Air Vice Marshall B.E. Embry addresses Dutch officers. 18 February 1944. Britain

Anefo photo collection. Supremerabijn I. Herzak. June 11, 1946

COL Wilred L. Goodson presents the command flag staff to LCOL Ralph E. Eberhart, as LCOL Frank D. Garza (far right) relinquishes command of the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

The Marines Corps exists 299 years and traditionally the Corporation Birthday with curses starts at Crooswijk cemetery and on Oostplein. After ceremonies, a joint meal in the Van Ghentkazerne (VGKAZ) follows the applied in Rotterdam.

Military assistance to the population affected by floods of Florence. Water purifier Aqua Vita by 11 geniusbataljon.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sint Nicolaas at 2 Ath. Sinterklaas and General Dürst Britt. December 5, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Public speaking. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Mrs. Wm. Sulzer & parcel post

Anefo photo collection. Command of the American embassy. October 9, 1974

Lt. Col. William E. Slater, James F. Halloran, and Colonel John Mather, commanding officer, Watertown Arsenal, rehearsing script for Army Hour broadcast , Military officers, Rehearsals, Radio broadcasting, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. Dutch repatrants receive clothing in the Clothing center in Ataka (Egypt). December 1945. Ataka, Egypt

Demonstrating To The Ladies - Units of the Women's Home Defense, whose members are learning to use rifles in preparation against the time when they may be admitted into the Home Guard, are undergoing extensive training. This unit, started by Miss I. Probyn, at Hampstead, are now taking instruction in unarmed combat. A demonstration in cleaning a rifle to members of the unit. November 2, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea: Visit Brigadier-General Cleland Administrator Australian Guinea. dinner, offered Australian Guinea's fighter brought wife, Governor van Baal. March 1956, Brigadier-General Cland wife visited official visit Dutch Guinea. March 1956. Hollandia, Guinea

Presentation of the CCO diploma (CCO) by head of the operational school in Den Helder Captain-Ter-Zee (KTZ) L.L. Block, assisted by Lieutenant-Ter-Sea of the first class (LTZ1) H.M. van Binsbergen, Lieutenant-Ter-Sea of the 2nd class oldest category (LTZ2OC) E. Wormgoor.

Two men at dedication , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Dedications, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Development of titanium , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Operation 'Alert' 1957 , Bowling, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

The Coast Guard and the Hermit. Wartime work pauses a moment in the far north. The hermit of the hills, for 13 years a recluse in the Alaskan wilds, receives with tears of gratitude a special dinner, brought to him by Coast Guardsmen who know that otherwise the old man would be without. Where he need is, there goes the Coast Guard.

Mass Feeding Course, Fort Devens, Massachusetts 1953 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

French and British Chiefs of Staff In London - General De Lattre de Tassigny (right) enjoy a joke with field marshal viscount Montgomery, chief of the British imperial General Staff, while discussing global questions at a meeting in the war office, Whitehall, London.General de Lattre de Tassigny, Chief of staff of the French Army, is now visiting England as a great of the Army council of Great British. During his stay the General will visit various training units of the British Army. November 6, 1946. (Photo by S & G)

Information and Publications Maine, 1957 , Rescue work, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

AMS-85 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A new recruit arrives at a Ministry of Supply Shell Filling Factory during 1941. A new recruit to this Ministry of Supply Shell Filling Factory shows her identity card to the policeman on duty at the gate as she enters.

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (left) visits with an unidentified boy on the Army side of the stands at the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen). Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at far right; Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York) stands at left, behind Salingers shoulder. All others are unidentified. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schoolmates Meet on Coast Guard Transport. Lifelong friends and schoolmates in Laramie, Wyoming, Coast Guardsman Paul G. Lapham and Marine Joe P. Hewes, Jr., had an unexpected reunion when they met aboard a Coast Guard manned transport somewhere in the South Pacific. The Coast Guardsman is a signal man, third class, aboard the transport.

Archbishop Spellman Meets King George: Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York, Military Vicar of Catholic Chaplains (left) Greets King George VI of Great Britain (right), while Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, Commanding General took place during His Majesty's tour of the Italian Front. February 08, 1944. (Photo by ACME).

Anefo photo collection. Den Helder Assaut Adelborsten. December 18, 1953. Den Helder

Speaker at lectern on stage , Soldiers, Flags, Musicians. Jack Miller Collection

Mailman delivering Letter to Mr. Matsumura at Detention Facility, Arcadia, California, USA, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1942

Frustrated. He didn't get away with it this time. King, mascot of a Coast Guard-manned troop transport, likes nothing better than to steal a ride on a landing boat during maneuvers, but he got caught this time. Ensign Alvin B. Hoff of Long Island, officer of the day, spotted King as he was about to slither over the side with his Coast Guard buddies and "restricted" him to the deck.

Uncaptioned. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

William Walter Remington 1917-1954 on right was an U.S. government economist accused of espionage by the Soviet spy and defector Elizabeth Bentley. He was convicted of perjury and murdered while serving his sentence in Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary i

Excursion of staff from the Martial History section to Breda, with visits to an exhibition about the Peace of Breda from 1667 and to the Royal Military Academy.

Anefo photo collection. DC8 at Schiphol from New Guinea. Soldiers in Burger from New Guinea. January 14, 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

The British General Sir John C. Westall (1901-1986, in the front middle), commander Royal Marines, by the commander of the Mariniers General-Major of the Mariniers H.O. ROMSWINCKEL (1906-1981, Left) Received for a visit to the E55 exhibition in Rotterdam. The E55 was an exhibition (May-August 1955) to show the world how the reconstruction of our country was taken to hand and how far we were in that time again. The KM was also present on the E55.

U.S. Navy Ball in Aid of French Relief Funds. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh laying a wreath on the War Memorial shortly after their arrival in Wellington, New Zealand. March 25, 1954.

Visit from Prince Bernhard to the army museum in Leiden I.V.m. The unveiling of the GENERAL image of General Hoiefger.

Famous Midget Sub. VC Poses For Australian Artist -- Lieut Ian Fraser, VC, DSC, RNR. Johore Straits VC Hero, being sketched by Kerwin Maegraith, Sydney cartoonist, before leaving for England to receive his award.The drawing was auctioned in Sydney for the War Veterans Appeal. November 25, 1945.

Man receiving pin , Armories, Ordnance industry, Awards, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Den Helder Assaut Adelborsten. December 18, 1953. Den Helder

AMS-132 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

05/31/1916. Distribution of National Shooting Awards. On the left, the Duke of Tovar (1) presenting the third prize of the ABC competition to the winner Mr. Caso (2). On the right the Remaining Winners of the Same Abc Competition, Messrs. Vergara (3), first Prize: Miramón (4), second prize and Gastull (5), fourth prize.

Members Of The Chinese Press Who Interviewed Colonel David (Tex) Hill, Most Famous Of The 14Th Air Force'S Veteran "Flying Tigers", On 16 October 1944. They Are, Left To Right: Chao Teh Ho, Cheng Min Shin, Chang Lung Chiang, Chiang Tan Fen, Colonel Hill,

Festivities around the 300th birthday of the siege of Maastricht.

Taken to Court In Lynch Slaying -- Several of the defendants charged with murder in the lynch slaying of Negro Wilie Earle are escorted from jail here today and crowded into automobiles to be taken to the circuit court where a mass trial is being held for 31 men, 28 of whom are taxi drivers. They are charged with removing Earle from the county jail Feb. 17, where he was being held for investigation in the stabbing of T.W. Brown, a Greenville cab driver who later died. May 13, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Testing Their Lungs -- The doctors having a busy time during ***** to join up. Army reservists who wish to rejoin the colours are arriving at the central London recruiting depot for medical examination. The offer to section A and B reservists to be allowed to rejoin the colours with a view to qualify for pensions was announced by Mr. Hore Belisha, and is an experiment to test the extent of the desire among the men themselves to make the army's career. October 6, 1937. (Photo by L.N.A.).

War prisoners who have received supplies from the Red Cross.

DF-SN-86-09215. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Existing of medal to Lucia 1943 ...

Description: His Excellency was supported by Brigadier S.R. Garrett. O.B.E. District Commander, Cyprus District. Location: Cyprus Date: June 1953 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

Bing Crosby And A Member Of His Uso Show Troupe Entertain Members Of The 78Th Fighter Group And 79Th Service Group At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 2 September 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Latitude "Vassim" by Princess Beatrix at NDSM. January 15, 1955. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at the Nahinto. September 1, 1948

Mrs. Rufus G. Thayer, Matron of Honor, Rear Admiral Robert A. Theobald, Commandant of the First Naval District, Mrs. Robert A. Theobald, Sponsor, and Rear Admiral T. Withers, Commandant of the Portsmouth Navy Yard, at the Launch of the USS Queenfish. Original caption: Mrs. Rufus G. Thayer, Matron of Honor, Rear Admiral Robert A. Theobald, U.S.N. (Commandant First Naval District), Mrs. Robert A Theobald, Sponsor, Rear Admiral T. Withers, U.S.N. (Commandant, Portsmouth, Navy Yard) at launching of U.S.S. Queenfish, SS 393. Launched at Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. Nov. 30, 1943. Neg. No. 1318-43. 1943-11-30T00:00:00.

Mayor W.J. Conden introducing two ***** to the ***** mayor of the A.B.C. National Military Band at schools' matinee at Town Hall. November 10, 1934.

DD-944 Mullinnix , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Tel Aviv. Door of the Knesseth in Tel Aviv at the entrance gate. January 1, 1948. Israel, Tel Aviv

B.H. Crowley. October 22, 1944.

New Jersey 1962 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Paul Arzouhaljian , Uniforms. Leon Abdalian Collection

Goebbels visits the new German people's receiver. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Men receiving Department of the Army Certificate of Service awards , Military personnel, Awards. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration ceremony on honor Cemetery Canadians Groesbeek in the presence of O.A. Beatrix. May 7, 1980. Groesbeek

The warfare of the U. S. Army in the countries Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos met with increasing rejection in the German public in the 1960s, especially in the youth and student movement. Duesseldorf 1966

DN-SN-85-12656. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. PRESS conference Marechaussee Ede i.v.m. solution weapon theft; Martens, Beelen research leader Major Beelen. February 10, 1987. Ede

Man receiving award , Awards. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Charles CarterA declared Evil he contently battles with any available weapon. January 28, 1953. (Photo by David R. Jones)

Shock troops from the command South, after the end of the Second World War. Festive meal from the staff, on the occasion of the cancellation.

'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

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