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Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945
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Citation Accompanying the Distinguished Service Medal Awarded to Field Marshal Sir Henry M. Wilson.
November 27, 1945
CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
FIELD MARSHAL Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O., performed outstanding and distinguished services as head of the British Joint Staff Mission from January to September 1945. As the military representative of the Prime Minister, he was charged with the responsibility of presenting to the United States Government the views and policy of His Majesty’s Government on military matters, and was a British member of the Combined Chiefs of Staff in Washington. He coordinated the activities of the Air Staff, the Army Staff and the British Admiralty Delegation. Drawing on his rich experience and thorough knowledge of military affairs and exercising profound diplomacy, he played an important role in the development and execution of the Allied strategy leading to victory. By his untiring energy and singleness of purpose in the conduct of a mission of highest importance, Field Marshal Wilson made a practical contribution of the greatestsignificance to the difficult task of coordinating the combined military effort on all levels.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
NOTE: The presentation was made by the President at the White House in a joint ceremony honoring British members of the Combined Chiefs of Staff. See also Items 198, 199, 200.
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Chicago: Harry S Truman, "197 Citation Accompanying the Distinguished Service Medal Awarded to Field Marshal Sir Henry M. Wilson.," Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945 in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S Truman, 1945 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.589-590 501. Original Sources, accessed December 5, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3UAENGQDPC4YFTR.
MLA: Truman, Harry S. "197 Citation Accompanying the Distinguished Service Medal Awarded to Field Marshal Sir Henry M. Wilson." Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945, in Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S Truman, 1945 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.589-590, page 501. Original Sources. 5 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3UAENGQDPC4YFTR.
Harvard: Truman, HS, '197 Citation Accompanying the Distinguished Service Medal Awarded to Field Marshal Sir Henry M. Wilson.' in Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945. cited in , Federal Register Division. National Archives and Records Service, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S Truman, 1945 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1956-), Pp.589-590, pp.501. Original Sources, retrieved 5 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3UAENGQDPC4YFTR.
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