Alan Shepard Gets Medal

(Original Caption) 5/8/1961- Washington, DC: Shepard Gets Medal: President Kennedy presents America's first astronaut, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., with NASA's distinguished Service Medal on the South Grounds of the White House today. The medal is the space agency's highest award. Looking on are the astronaut's parents, Col. and Mrs. Alan Shepard (ret) and his wife, Louise (partially hidden).
(Original Caption) 5/8/1961- Washington, DC: Shepard Gets Medal: President Kennedy presents America's first astronaut, Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr., with NASA's distinguished Service Medal on the South Grounds of the White House today. The medal is the space agency's highest award. Looking on are the astronaut's parents, Col. and Mrs. Alan Shepard (ret) and his wife, Louise (partially hidden).
Alan Shepard Gets Medal
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Bettmann / Contributor
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514081178
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Bettmann
Date created:
May 08, 1961
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