James Forrestal, Henry Stimson, George Marshall, Ernest King, Henry Arnold, and others at a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony, White House, Washington DC, United States, 23 Aug 1945

Caption     James Forrestal, Henry Stimson, George Marshall, Ernest King, Henry Arnold, and others at a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony, White House, Washington DC, United States, 23 Aug 1945 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   ARC 199190
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Henry Stimson   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,947 x 2,348 pixels
Photos at Same Place Washington, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Steve Drinkwater says:
11 Oct 2017 06:38:20 AM

Dear Administrator(s)
I feel sure the USN 5 Star is Ernest King not Leahy - but I could be wrong.
Thanks for an excellent collection of photographs.
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
12 Oct 2017 06:31:14 AM

Steve, I believe you are correct, thanks for pointing out this mis-identification.

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