U.S. Army Signal Corps

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman is shown in a four-way handshake with (left to right) Brig. General C.C. Parrish (Kansas), Army Affairs Chairman; Mr. Truman; Naiff H. Kelel (Michigan); Col. John T. Carlton; and an unidentified man. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) takes time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet to discuss the political situation in the Third Congressional District of Iowa with Captain Lynn M. Anderson, USAR (Iowa). From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) takes time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet to chat with Colonel Don Strong, ROA National Membership Chairman. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table and chats with Colonel John W. Richardson (left), Air Force Reserve (Michigan), National President of the Reserve Officers Association, at an ROA awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman delivers his dedicatory address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. All others in photo are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman delivers his dedicatory address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Former President Harry S. Truman delivers his dedicatory address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Survivors of the Amphing concentration camp in Amphing, Germany, liberated by United States Third Army troops.

Former internees at a German prison camp in Belsen, Germany wait for a meal.

Two school boys from Patras, Greece, enjoy hot chocolate during lunch. Their hot chocolate and lunch were provided by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, which provided 10,000 meals a day at schools in the area.