Ceremonies and Recognition

Photos of military award presentations, capturing moments of honor and commendation across different ranks and services.

Brig. General William M. Gross, Commanding Officer, 1St Combat Wing, Presents An Award To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 11 February 1945.

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. 3 December 1945.

Brig. General William M. Gross, Commanding Officer, 1St Combat Wing, Presents An Award To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 11 February 1945.

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Maj. General Lewis H. Brereton presents the Distinguished Service Cross to Capt. James D. Harden of Oklahoma City, Okla., a member of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, during a ceremony at the 38th General Hospital at an airbase somewhere

Lt. General George E. Stratemeyer congratulates Colonel Gapen after presenting him with the Legion of Merit at an airbase in India on 11 July 1945.

Major General Claire L. Chennault Presents An Award To A Member J.D. Long Of The 14Th Air Force During A Ceremony At An Air Base In China. In Right Background: Major George A. Hayden.

A Member Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Receives An Award At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 27 June 1943.

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. General Frank A. Armstrong Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 27 July 1943.

Presentation Of Medal To Lt. Joste Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 3 October 1944.

Command of a Fighting Ship Changes Hands. Captain Raymond J. Mauerman (right), U.S. Coast Guard, who participated in for major invasions in the European War Theatre, congratulates Captain Frank A. Leamy, U.S. Coast Guard, on his succession to the command of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport. Captain Leamy took over from Captain Mauerman somewhere in Europe's war waters. The transport, one of the oldest in this war, saw action in five invasions as well as doing transport duty in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Captain Mauerman's home is in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Captain Leamy lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Colonel Branch, A Member Of The 14Th Air Force, Receives A Medal From Major General Claire J. Chennault At A Base China. 10 September 1944.

Major General Claire L. Chennault Decorates Lt. Colonel Hopson At A 14Th Air Force Base Somewhere In China.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 20 September 1943.

Major General Robert B. Williams Congratulates Brig. General Robert F. Travis Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, After Presenting Him With The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 23 Feburary 1944.

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.

Capt. Sackerson, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Is Receives An Award By Brig. General Robert B. Williams During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 20 Oct. 1943.

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Major General Paul L. Williams, Commanding General Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Presents The Legion Of Merit To Brig. Gen. Julian M. Chappell During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 19 March 1945.

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.

General Arnold At The Potsdam Conference, Germany.

Brig. General Donald Wilson presents an Oak Leak Cluster to the Air Medal of Capt. John F. Taylor of Canton, Ill., during a ceremony at Queensland, Australia on 2 October 1943.

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 Haywood S. Hansell Presents An Award To A Member Of The 91St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 6 May 1943.

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.

Photograph of Commander Harold W. Scott listening to a report from Chief Bosn's mate Maurice Reeve, Volunteer Port Security Force. Commander Harold W. Scott one of the organizers and commanding officer of the Philadelphia Regiment of the U.S. Coast Guard Volunteer Port Security Force checks with his men at all hours, day and night. Above he is listening to a report from Chief Bosn's mate Maurice Reeve, Volunteer Port Security Force.

T/Sgt. Labile Is Decorated By Major General Charles B. Stone At A 14Th Air Force Base In China On 15 October 1945.

Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 458Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England.

Major Seppala Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Is Presented The Air Medal By Lt. Colonel W.B. Bailey At An Airbase In England, 21 November 1944.

Lt. Col. Boebel of the First Air Commando Group distributing Distinguished Flying Crosses to W.E. Hitt; Ralph E. Horton; Willie P. Jones; and Miles E. Kemp.

Air Vice Marshall J.M. Robb presents the British Flying Cross to Major Humbrecht of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, during a ceremony at an air base somewhere in North Africa. 5 September 1943.

At An Airbase On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Lt. General Robert Richardson, Jr., Presents An Award To A Member Of The Seventh Air Force Who Participated In The Wake Island Raid On 6 August 1943.

Major General John F. Curry Congratulates Maj. Pauler After Presenting Him With The Legion Of Merit, 30 July 1944. 2Nd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force, England.

Capt. Geiger Of The 458Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated By Major Bravakis After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 1 November 1944.

Lt. General Carl A. Spaatz presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lt. Hoover of the 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, during a ceremony at an air base somewhere in Sicily.

ENGLAND-Capt. Robert J. Rankin, of 1505 S. Street Southeast, Washington, D.C., is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Mr. R.M. Lovett, Asst. Sec. of War for Air.

General Davenport Davis awarding the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal in Adak, Aleutian Islands to the following: (left to right) Lt. Ray L. Lemons, T/Sgt. D.C. Lambe, T/Sgt. John Stroo, Sgt. Charles A. Cuneo.

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Anefo photo collection. Lieutenant Colonel Eekhout from Tokyo back at Schiphol. December 18, 1951. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Major General Robert B. Williams Presents An Award To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 28 May 1944.

Headquarters, Fourteenth Air Force, China -- Major General Claire L. Chennault Presents The Air Medal To Colonel Robert A. Breitweiser, A Senior Pilot Of The 14Th Air Force From New Bern, North Carolina On 20 November 1944.

Major General Robert B. Williams Congratulates A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, After Presenting Him With The Legion Of Merit During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 24 March 1944.

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

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Schout-at-night Valkenburg greeted schout-at-night G. Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec (left) reception. July 1958. Guinea

Air Chief Marshall Sir Leigh-Mallory shown with Col. Elliot Roosevelt and Maj. Gen. Hoyt C. Vandenburg after the award of the CBE (Commander British Empire) to Col Roosevelt for his work with the Photo-reconnaissance Unit in the Mediterranean

Coast Guard Transport Crew Man Cited for Leyte Action. Coast Guard Captain Charles Dean, of Pascagoula, Miss., pins a purple heart on Fred Hegeman, pharmacist's mate third class, USN, of 92 Bowden Rd., Cedar Grove, N. J., aboard a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport which participated in the landings at Leyte in the Philippines. Hegeman is the son of Mrs. Anna D. Hegeman.

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Colonel William M. Gross Presents Medal To Lt. Layn Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, England. 8 December 1943.

DM-SN-89-11235. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lt. General James H. Doolittle Talking With Colonel John H. Derussy Who Has Just Been Presented An Award. 8Th Air Force, England, 5 Sept 1944.

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Transfer of the command of women auxiliary corps by Lieutenant Colonel Pruijs to Captain Dudok van Heel, in the Kebon Sirih district in Batavia. Batavia: On September 30, Lieutenant Colonel G. Pruijs was command about the women's auxiliary corps VHK on captain Mrs. A.A. Dudok Van Heel. In the VHK house, he was offered a farewell gift during the ceremony by his successor. September 30, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Colonel Lyle, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Is Congratulated By Brig. General Robert B. Williams During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 5 June 1944.

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Three Officers And Two Enlisted Men, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Were Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony On 6 June 1943 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. They Are, Left To Right: Captain Pyle, Captain Farmer, 1St Lt. B

2Nd Lt. William D. Cargill, Attached To Hdq., 1St Bomb Division, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 16 July 1943.

Korea Veterans Visit Canada - Wounded Veterans of the Korean Campaign, representing the 19 countries who have contributed to the U.N. cause there, were warmly welcomed by the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. St. Louis Laurent, when they visited Ottawa recently. Second from the right is Sergeant Allan Carmichael, of Melbourne, who is representing Australia. December 16, 1951.

Major General Thomas J. Hanley, Jr., congratulates Colonel Whitney after presenting him with the Bronze Star and the Air Medal at a base in India. 28 September 1945.

Major General Howard M. Turner Presents An Award To A Member Attached To Hdq., 1St Air Division, During A Ceremony Somewhere In England. 10 May 1945.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 12 November 1944.

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.

Major General Howard M. Turner Presents An Award To Brig. General Bartlett Beaman During A Ceremony On 10 May 1945 At Hdq., 1St Air Division, Based In England.

Lt. General Joseph Stilwell Returns Brig. General Edgar E. Glenn's Salute During An Inspection Tour Of A 14Th Air Force Base In China. Major General Claire L. Chennault Stands At Gen. Stilwell's Left.

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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.

President Kennedy visits the US Ambassador to Spain, Anthony Biddle, Jr. at Walter Reed Hospital, 4:12 PM. President John F. Kennedy visits Anthony Biddle, Jr., Ambassador to Spain. President Kennedy shakes hands with Major General Clinton S. Lyter, Commanding General of Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (left) and Secret Service Agent John Campion (right) at back. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

DF-SN-88-10035. Base: Wiesbaden Country: West Germany (FRG)

Presentation Of Distinguished Flying Cross To T/Sgt. Forrest G. Seaver Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, England. 10 Feb. 1944.

Commanding Officer immediately notifies the pilots.

U.S. Honours British Commander In KoreaGeneral James A. Van Fleet, Eighth Army Commander (left) congratulates Major-General A. J. H. Cassels of the 1st Commonwealth Division in Korea, after he had presented him with the Legion of Merit, degree of Commander, for his services as leader of the Division over the past 13 months.General Cassels is soon to take command of the 1st British Army Corps in Germany. September 18, 1952. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Preparation For The Invasion Of France - Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Receive Last Minute Briefing Prior To Take Off On A Mission From An Air Base Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

The Chef Staff of the Bundeswehr visits the headquarters of the General Staff in the Princess Julianakanne.

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.

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Brig. General Ralph H. Wooten (Left), Commanding General Of The Sixth Air Force In Panama, Pins The Legion Of Merit On M/Sgt. Walter Dzubella, Junction City, Wisc., In Recognition Of His Invention Of A Testing Device For Fighter Aircraft.

Photograph of Admiral Russell R. Waesche.

New Guinea. These four pursuit pilots were decorated during a presentation ceremony in New Guinea. Left to right: 1st Lt. Richard T. Cella, N.Y., N.Y., Air Medal ; 1st Lt. John C. Dunbar, Braddock, Pa., Distinguished Flying Cross; 1st Lt. Lee C.

LGEN William W. Momyer receives his fourth star from GEN William C. Westmoreland, left, and GEN Creighton W. Abrams, right, commander, and deputy commander, U.S. Forces, Vietnam. Momyer, deputy commander, air operations, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), and commander, 7th Air Force, was nominated for the rank by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Base: Saigon Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Captain Frank A. Leamy, Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, being sworn in as Rear Admiral. Picture shows Captain Frank A. Leamy, Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District (Great Lakes Area) being sworn in today as Rear Admiral by Captain Harold C. Moore, Chief of Staff of the Ninth Coast Guard District.

Coast Guardsmen Display Liferaft Equipment. Two high ranking Coast Guard officers, Captain H. C. Shepheard, left, Chief of the Coast Guard's Merchant Marine Inspection division, and his assistant, Commander R. E. Coombs, display some of the life-raft equipment designed to help merchant seamen forced to abandon ship.

Presentation Of Medal To M/Sgt. Calancecco. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 8 July 1944.

The admiral inspects first Coast Guard commission. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Commandant of the Coast Guard (foreground), examines the first commission given to the captain of a U.S. Coast Guard vessel. With the Commandant is Coast Guard Captain Lawrence J. Bernard.

Visit from the British General John Harding (not in the photo) to the Princess Julianakanne. Prince Bernhard award issues a different general one.

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. Pilot Lieutenant C. Merkelbach? In conversation with a captain at an airport. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

At 8Th Af Bomber Command Station, England -- Five 8Th Af Flying Men Receive Recognition For Acts Of Heroism In Operation Attacks On Enemy Occupied Europe. Left To Right Are: S/Sgt. Wm. Ohl, Mineral Ridge, Ohio - Waist Gunner On The "Flying Fortress" 'To

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. visiting American frigate USS "Douglas A. Munro" commander, Lt. CDR. R. Struyk Governor P.J. Platteel. January 1960. Guinea

Brig. General Julius K. Lacey Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross And Air Medal Posthumously To A Member Of The 351St Bomb Group At An Air Base In England. 2 May 1945.

Photograph of Two Men in Military Uniform Looking at Papers.

Somewhere In New Guinea -- Lieut. General William S. Knudsen (left) discusses war strategy with Major General Ennis C. Whitehead (center) deputy commander fifth air force, and Lieut. General George C. Kenney (right) commander of the fifth air force.Lieut. General Knudsen visited the island with under Secretary of war Robert P. Patterson during an inspection tour of the Southwest pacific. September 13, 1943. (Photo by Fifth U.S. Air Force Photo).

GEN. Paul X. Kelley, commandant of the Marine Corps, salutes as he approaches the speakers platform for the commissioning of the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42). Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MGEN L. F. Sullivan, left, promotes COL J. E. Cassity to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony in which Mrs. Cassity assists. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. The new Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South East Asia, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, having a discussion with senior officers in the War Room at Headquarters Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command in Calcutta, India, during a visit. They are, (left to right): Air Commodore F J Mellersh, Air Commander of the Strategic Air Force; Air Vice-Marshal C A Stevens, Air Officer in charge of Administration, RAF in Bengal and Burma; Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, and Colonel R Hall of the USAAF.

Elsevier photo collection. Arrival Danish hospital ship "Jutlandia" Rotterdam Dutch Belgian injuries Korea. Dutch wounded Danish doctor: left right. Duyvestein (The Hague), Doctor, Van Heurne (Hilversum), Van Moll (The Hague), Groos (The Hague). September 15, 1951. Korea, Rotterdam

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MAJ Herman Rijfkogel, officer in charge of the new Marine Corps exchange mall, assists LGEN John H. Miller, commanding general of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, as he snips a ribbon to officially open the $6.5 million complex. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Description: Photographs of the Cavalry Regiment annual sports at Samakh, Palestine Location: Samakh, Palestine Date: 1947

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