
Caption | President Truman presenting the Medal of Honor to medical corpsman Desmond Doss at the White House, Washington DC, 12 Oct 1945. The medal was for actions on Okinawa, Japan. Photo 1 of 3. ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Government | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Oct 1945 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Washington DC, United States | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Added Date | 1 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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