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Truman En Route to Inspect the Marine Guard at Key West

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) en route to inspect the Marine guard at Key West Naval Station, Key West, Florida. Truman was visiting the Naval Station while on vacation. With him are Captain Cecil Adell, Commander of the Naval Base (foreground, right), General Harry Vaughan (background, between Truman and Adell), and General Robert Landry (behind Adell, partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

General Omar Bradley Presents Gift to Marshal Koniev

Marshal Koniev (foreground, second from left) receives a United States Army Jeep as a gift from General Omar Bradley (foreground, left). General Bradley, commander of the United States 12th Army Group, had crossed over into Russian lines to meet Marshal Koniev, commander of the Russian 1st Ukrainian Army Group's headquarters which was then located southeast of Torgau. All others are unidentified.

General Omar Bradley Studying Situation Map

General Omar Bradley (second from left) studying a situation map with four commanding senior officers during a tour of the Metz front in Salzburg, Germany. Left to right: General Leven Allen (12th Army Group), General Bradley, General John S. Wood (Commanding General 4th Armored Division), General George S. Patton (Commanding General, 3rd Army), and General Manton S. Eddy (Commanding General XII Corps).