President Truman with General Eisenhower
President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.
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President Truman with Generals Eisenhower and Bradley
President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with General Omar Bradley (right), who has just been sworn in as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. General Dwight Eisenhower is in the middle. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.
General Bradley at the Pentagon
General Omar Bradley and his wife Mary Bradley. General Bradley has just been sworn in as Chief of Staff of the United States Army in a ceremony at the Pentagon.
General Bradley takes Chief of Staff oath
General Omar Bradley is taking the oath of office as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. Foreground, from left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley. Others are unidentified. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.
President Truman at Mount Vernon
President Harry S. Truman (second from right) lays a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.
President Truman at Mount Vernon
President Harry S. Truman (second from right) places a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mt. Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.
The 1947 Army Day parade
The Army Day Parade in Washington, D. C. This view shows the crowd watching the parade. President Harry S. Truman and his family were also in attendance.
President Truman at the Army Day parade
President Harry S. Truman attends Army Day parade in Washington, D.C. He is watching the parade from the reviewing stand.
President Truman at Mount Vernon
President Harry S. Truman (inside gate) places a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mt. Vernon to commemorate Washington's birthday. Others are unidentified.
President Truman with others at the Army Day parade
President Harry S. Truman attends the Army Day parade in Washington, D.C. From left to right are: unidentified; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; President Truman; and A. J. Peary, head of the Military Order of the World Wars.