Armed forces officers

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 (head table, center) attends a luncheon held at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany during the VII Corps Sergeants Major Conference. All others are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (second from right at head table) enjoys a meal while visiting the 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry in Berlin, Germany. All other soldiers and officers are unidentified.

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.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) is introduced to Sergeant Major Emery (left) 34th Signal Battalion 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 Army Commendation Medal to Captain Edward H. Moore (left), Corps Reenlistment Officer.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center) listens as Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Love (right)explains aspects of the war room during General Truman's visit to the field during a training exercise in Germany. Brigadier General Jefferson J. Irvin (left) looks on. Others are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (foreground, right) attends the United States Army Seventh Corps Sergeant Major Conference held at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. He is introduced to Sergeant Major William C. Hatton, VII Corps Artillery Sergeant Major (second from right) by William C. Presley, VII Corps Sergeant Major (foreground, second from right, behind General Truman). All others are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) meets with General Paul L. Freeman, Jr. (left) during an initial visit to United States Army Europe Headquarters.