Medal Presentations

Documentary images of military personnel receiving medals during formal ceremonies, highlighting valor and recognition in a historical context.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. W.E. Maddox Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To W.S. Irvin (Enlisted Man) Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 21 April 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. G.E. Henning Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 12 April 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Lt. G.M. Litz Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. T. Palmieri Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 5 January 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. W.E. Maddox Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. R.J. Casurella Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. W. Burget Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 12 April 1945.

Lt. Richard H. Kaufman Of Antigo, Wisconsin, Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross By Colonel Harold W. Bowman, Commanding Officer Of The 401St Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 8 February 1944.

An Officer Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 1330Th Aaf Base Unit, Air Transport Command, During A Ceremony At An Airbase At Jorhat, Assam, India. 20 March 1945.

Colonel Harry P. Leber 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. 22 October 1944.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 6 December 1944.

Major General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 15 March 1945.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 6 December 1944.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 6 December 1944.

A Member Of The 351St Bomb Group Receives The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 4 August 1943.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 November 1943.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 28 June 1944.

Brig. General Edmund W. Hill, Commanding General of the 8th Air Force Composite Command, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal to T/Sgt. Dennis Kelemen of Cumberland, Kentucky during a ceremony at an airbase in northern Ireland.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 13 January 1944.

Lt. Weaver Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Is Awarded The Air Medal And Distinguished Flying Cross By Brig. Gen. Murray C. Woodbury At An Airbase In England, 17 May 1944.

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Lt. General Jacob L. Devers Congratulates F/O D.G. Scott Of Rcaf After Presenting Him The Air Medal During A Ceremony At Middlesex, England On 16 October 1943.

Presentation Of Medal To Pvt. B. Parker Of The 863Rd Bomb Sqd., 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 27 Oct. 1944.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 20 August 1943.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 2 July 1944.

Colonel Harry P. Leber 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. 19 November 1944.

Lt. H. Roberson Of The 652Nd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 25Th Weather Reconnaissance Group Is Presented The Air Medal At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 10 June 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. M. Nunenkamfs Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 30 Jan. 1945.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 28 June 1944.

Air Marshall Sir Leigh-Mallory Presents The British Distinguished Flying Cross To Lt. Colonel Algene E. Key Of Meridian, Miss., During A Ceremony At Middlesex, England On 16 October 1943.

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Capt. James G. Curl, Columbus, Ohio, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton. NORTH AFRICA.

Presentation Of Medal To Lt. B. Jacobs Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 1 January 1945.

An Officer Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Is Congratulated By Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton After Receiving The Legion Of Merit During A Medal Presentation Ceremony At Saltby, England. 26 August 1944.

Brig. General William M. Gross Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him The Distinguished Flying Cross At A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 26 September 1944.

Members Of The 645Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Receiving Awards During A Ceremony At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 1 August 1944.

Lt. Rawls Of The 569Th Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 29 August 1944.

Sgt. Joseph H. Hart, Atlanta, Ga., being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya, after receiving the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.

Lt. Taylor Is Presented The Air Medal During A 351St Bomb Group Ceremony On 3 July 1943, England.

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Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 4 July 1944.

A Member Of The 458Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 September 1944.

Brig. General Samuel E. Anderson presents the Legion of Merit to a member of the 391st Bomb Group during a ceremony at an air base in England. 27 July 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. J.G. Carr Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 9 March 1945.

T/Sgt. Kenneth R. DeLong, Topton, Pa., being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya, after receiving the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton decorating 1st Lt. Jackson B. Clayton, 0-413009.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. V. Byrd Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 1 January 1945.

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Presentation Of Medal To F. Boullemet (Enlisted Man) Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 5 January 1945.

Captain Wyatt Of The 339Th Fighter Group Is Presented An Award By Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury At An 8Th Air Force Station F-378 In England. 22 July 1944.

A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. L.W. Gast Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 21 April 1945.

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Members Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 November 1943.

Brig. General William M. Gross Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 11 June 1944.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 January 1944.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Congratulates A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him With An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 5 November 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To Lt. E. Phillips Of The 863Rd Bomb Sqd., 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 11 Nov. 1944.

Brig. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson Congratulates A Member Of The 391St Bomb Group On Receiving The Legion Of Merit During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 27 July 1944.

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1St Lt. Mercer Of The 755Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 December 1944.

Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England.

Presentation Of Air Medal To S/Sgt. A.E. Snavely Of 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 24 March 1945.

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents An Award To A Member Of The 353Rd Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 20 July 1944.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base In Beaumont, France. 6 December 1944.

2nd Lt. Harry T. Hanna of Box 130, RFD #1, Westfield, Ind., has just been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extra-ordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the Mediterranean Theatre.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 15 October 1943.

Left to right: Capt. John E. Stewart, Ambler, Pa.; 1st Lt. John L. Jerstad, Racine, Wis.; 1st Lt. Benjamin B. Klose, Escondido, Calif.; 1st Lt. James A. Latene, Baltimore Md. And 1st Lt. George J. Reuter, Hampton, Va., all of whom received Air

Major General Howard C. Davidson, Commanding General of the 10th Air Force, presents Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal to Lt. Col. Erdin, Commanding Officer of 490th Bomb Sq., 341st Bomb Group (known as the "Burma Bridge Busters"). 2 December

Major General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 391St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England.

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents An Award To A Member Of The 353Rd Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 20 July 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To S/Sgt. G.R. Preston Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 3Rd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force. England, 16 March 1945.

A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Presented An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 8 January 1944.

An officer presents the Soldier's Medal to a member of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group during a ceremony at an airbase somewhere in Italy.

S/Sgt. Keim Of The 755Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 19 December 1944.

A Member Of The 570Th Bomb Squadron, 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 January 1944.

An Officer Presents The Air Medal To A Member Of The 314Th Service Group Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 25 May 1944.

A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 20 August 1943.

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1st Lt. Ralph Hutchins, Lancaster, Ohio, being congratulated by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya, after receiving the Air Medal.

Distinction Of Being Commissioned Directly On The Field Was Bestowed Upon 2Nd Lt. Donald J. Gstalder, Hokah, Minn., For His Outstanding Work With The Corps Of Engineers, Assigned To The China Air Service Command, Somewhere In China. Lt. Gstalder, A Serge

Brig. General Samuel E. Anderson Presents An Award To A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 25 July 1944.

Colonel Elliott Roosevelt Congratulates Capt. Barfoot Of The 90Th Photo Reconnaissance Wing After Presenting Him With The Air Medal During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

A Member Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Receives An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 13 January 1944.

Presentation Of Medal To Sgt. L.G. Heim Of 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 24 March 1945.

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 January 1944.

An Officer Presents An Award To A Member Of The 314Th Service Group Of The 364Th Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 28 April 1944.

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Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 4 July 1944.

Members Of The 401St Bomb Group, Who Were Presented With Awards, Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 5 December 1944.

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Colonel Harry P. Leber Presents The Distinguished Flying Cross To A Member Of The 381St Bomb Group During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 4 July 1944.

2nd Lt. Robert Meyers, Glendale, Calif., being presented the Air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

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Brig. General William M. Gross Congratulates An Officer Of The 381St Bomb Group After Presenting Him The Distinguished Flying Cross During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 26 September 1944.

Presentation Of Air Medal To Lt. R.H. Crane Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force. England, 6 April 1945.

A Member Of The 458Th Bomb Group Is Presented An Award At A Review At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 26 May 1945.

Colonel Henry Presenting The Air Medal To M/Sgt. Michael Goddard. 16 August 1944 - England.

Lt. W.D. Gernand Is Congratulated After He Was Presented The Air Medal At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 14 June 1944.

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