U.S. Army

Medal given by Congress to General John J. Pershing just before his death. Presented by General Harry Vaughan in the name of the President. Received by Warren Pershing for his father.

On the main firing front at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, President Harry S. Truman (with binoculars) examines a target through his binoculars. Others observing the demonstration, left to right: General E.L. Ford, General E.E. MacMorland, General Harry Vaughan, and General J. Lawton Collins.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center) inspects a rifle while two unidentified soldiers look on. The General was on a visit to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry in Berlin, Germany

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) presents a Commendation Medal to Specialist 6 Kirk S. Moir (left), Command Section prior to Moir's departure for Fort Benning for Officer's Candidate School Training.

An unidentified officer inspects a rifle while Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (far left) looks on. General Truman was visiting the 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry in Berlin, Germany. All other soldiers and officers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right), is introduced to Sergeant Major McGovern, (second from left) 1st Brigade, 4th AD by Artillery Sergeant Major by William C. Presley, VII Corps Sergeant Major (behind General Truman) during the VII Corps Sergeant Major Conference held at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. All other soldiers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right)presents the United States Army Parachutist Wings and a Certificate of Completion of the 8th Division Airborne course to German Army Captain Martin Merzenich (left).

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center) shakes hands with an unidentified officer (left) while another unidentified officer (right) looks on during General Truman's visit to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry in Berlin, Germany.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (in background, center, with camouflaged helmet) talks with an unidentified soldier in the chow line while visiting a rear mess in Corps Rear area. The soldiers, including some African-American soldiers, were participating in an exercise as part of the Seventh Corps, United States Army in Germany. All others are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman departs the field headquarters in an automobile after visiting the field during a training exercise in undertaken by the United States Army Seventh Corps in Germany.