Photo #: NH 106301
President Harry S. Truman (left)
and
Second Lieutenant Arthur J. Jackson, USMC (right)
Shaking hands after President Truman presented the Medal of Honor
to Second Lieutenant Jackson during Nimitz Day Ceremonies at the White House, Washington, D.C. on 5 October 1945.
When he performed the actions for which he received the award, on Peleliu Island, 18 September 1944, Jackson held the rank of Private First Class.
Note: Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC, is in the extreme right background, seated to the right of Second Lieutenant Jackson's shoulder.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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