| Caption | Â Â Â | 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 | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Government | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 12 Oct 1945 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Washington DC, United States | |||||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Added Date | Â | 1 Nov 2016 | |||||||||
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| Licensing | Â | 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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