Photo #: NH 68545
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Poses with three men to whom he has just presented the Medal
of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in Korean War combat action,
at the White House, Washington, D.C., 12 January 1954.
Those who received the medal are (from left to right):
First Lieutenant Edward R. Schowalter, Jr., U.S. Army, honored
for his actions near Kumhwa, Korea, on 14 October 1952;
Private First Class Ernest E. West, U.S. Army, honored for his
actions near Sataeri, Korea, on 12 October 1952; and
Hospital Corpsman Third Class William R. Charette, U.S. Navy,
honored for his actions in Korea on 17 March 1953.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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