Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman at the National Guard Memorial

From left to right: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania; Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey; Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.; Former President Harry S. Truman; Major General Milton A. Reckford, Adjutant General of Maryland; Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware; Mr. Malcolm A. MacIntyre, Undersecretary of the Air Force, at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Truman with Battery "C" Color Guard

Former President Harry S. Truman poses with four veterans of World War I who served in the 129th Field Artillery Battalion under the command of Truman when he was a captain. They are shown at the dedication of a $2 million National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Sergeant Eddie Meisburger; Corporal Ed P. Downey; Former President Harry S. Truman; Corporal Frank F. Kunz; and Colonel Arthur H. Bell, all from Kansas City, Missouri. (See 66-8429.)

Dedication Ceremonies at the National Guard Memorial

At the dedication ceremonies of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D. C. From left to right: Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Former President Harry S. Truman; Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.; Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware; Major General Carl L. Phinney, Texas, Commanding General, 36th Infantry Division, and Vice President National Guard Association of the United States.

Major General Harrison, Jr. at National Guard Memorial

Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States, addressing the spectators at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Major General Ellard A. Walsh, Past President; Former President Harry S. Truman; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Philip Pincus, United States Air Force; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) William H. Dickinson, Texas Army National Guard; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States; Malcolm A.