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President Harry S Truman awards Congressional Medals of Honor at the White House to Carl Sitter and Reginald Myers
President Harry S Truman awards Congressional Medals of Honor at the White House in Washington DC. A gathering at the White House. Officials and awardees with their families. The recipients are Marine Captain Carl Sitter (standing left of the President when all three men are together) and Reginald Myers (standing right of the President). The President awards the Medal of Honor to each of the two officers. The officers shake hands and pose with the President. Officers with their families after receiving the Medals. Sitter holding his son and pictured with his wife. Myers' wife, Margaret, and daughter, Susan, and son, Scott. Myers holding his son, Scott. Major Myers was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor while serving as Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, in the vicinity of HAGARU-RI, KOREA, November 29, 1950, while commanding a group of 80 men who were stragglers and missing from other units. Major Myers' makeshift unit successfully denied the Chinese Communists the possession of EAST HILL, which dominated the key crossroads in the withdrawal -- attack in another direction -- by U.S. Marines and Army units from the Chosin Reservoir. Captain Sitter's unit relieved Major Myers' unit in the same battle. Sitter received e medal for his actions as a commanding officer during a two-day battle at Hagaru-Ki, Korea in November 1950. The fighting lasted 36 hours, and Sitter endured grenade burns to his face, arms and chest. He refused to evacuate as the fight continued. More than half of his company was killed, wounded or captured, but a successful defense of the area was mounted by U.S. soldiers.
Assault troops of 27th Regiment, 25th Infantry Division build bridges over Han River, cross it and fire mortar in Korea.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. Assault troops of 25th Infantry Division cross Han River. Trucks go over snow. Troops of 27th Regiment eat food. Engineers build bridge over the river. Cranes and bulldozers remove mud from river shore. Troops cross river on boats. They have breakfast. A soldier receives call and command to fire mortar. Smoke on the hills. Soldiers load mortar and fire. Soldiers fire artillery. An officer sees through binocular. An airplane in flight. The UN troops observe Chinese gun emplacement. Troops walk on mountains. DUKW tanks cross river and bring back Chinese prisoners. U.S. engineers build foot bridge. Troops assemble pontoons over river. Meanwhile two engineers meet with an accident and are rescued by troops. They are brought to shore on boat. Troops cross foot bridge and continue over snow covered path.
UN troops of 7th Division move forward to 38th Parallel in Korea.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. UN Troops advance near 38th Parallel. Troops of 7th Division mount on tank and move forward. Tank reinforcement forces move towards enemy line. Tanks cross stream. Mine detectors look for mines in way. Engineers repair a road damaged by dynamite. A tank tows another disabled tank, due to time limit it is abandoned in middle of the stream. Troops remove equipment and armaments from it. Soldier gives papers to another soldier on tank. Troops cross a village. They find a demolished bridge. The 30 caliber gun is fired.
United States Mustang F-51 jet planes drop bombs on Chinese occupied hills in Korea.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. U.S. Mustang F-51 jet planes strafe and bomb Chinese occupied hills. Planes drop bombs on hills. Fire and smoke cloud rises. Guns fired.
U.S. troops struggle muddy way as C-119 Flying Boxcar Transport aircraft drop parachute and ammunition supply in North Korea.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. A United States Army jeep drives on a muddy road. Truck splashes water from road. Soldiers pull artillery by rope. They clean barrel of artillery. Shells placed on ground. Mud filled feet of soldiers. C-119 Flying Boxcar Transport aircraft drop parachute and ammunition supply to advancing forces.
UN forces withdraw from Seoul, Korea during the Korean War.
The United Nation forces in Korean War. United States troops and tanks withdraw through Seoul, Korea. Korean orphans being evacuated from Kimpo air base by United states U.S. Air Force C-54 aircraft
