Armed forces officers

Colonel Harry Vaughan (standing on the right) looks at a book with Vice President Harry S. Truman (seated, left). He received orders to handle military duties for Vice President Truman, after serving as the military liaison officer for the Truman Committee. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly.

George C. Marshall, in the foreground on the left, is sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, in the foreground on the right. Standing behind them, from left to right, are: Senator Arthur Vandenburg, Admiral William Leahy, Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, President Harry S.

A group of men, including a military officer. Clarence Osthagen (Assistant Secretary for Department of Commerce) is on the left, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer is second from right. Other men unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman dines with a group of dignitaries and members of his staff in Independence, Missouri. Seated left to right are an unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor of Independence Roger Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, an unidentified man (mostly obscured), and General Harry Vaughan. This dinner took place at the home of Mayor Sermon. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Major General Harry Vaughan (left) and Captain James Vardaman (right), during President Truman's first trip home to Independence, Missouri after becoming President. The men in the background are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family, and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (left, waving) and General Harry Vaughan (right, back to camera) are attending an event and visiting with members of the American Legion. Men in the background are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Friends and Family."

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) after decorating him with the Distinguished Service Medal. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) and a cheering crowd observe. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unidentified soldier. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. All others people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, right, and General George C. Marshall, left, with the signed Instruments of Surrender from the Japanese, ending World War II. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman are getting out of a car with General Harry Vaughan holding the door. All other people are unidentified. From the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."