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Truman at the National Guard Memorial

From left to right: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania and former President of the National Guard Association of the United States; Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey; Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh, past President of the Association; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President of the Association; Former President Harry S. Truman; Major General Milton A.

Truman at the National Guard Memorial

From left to right: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania; Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey; Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.; Former President Harry S. Truman; Major General Milton A. Reckford, Adjutant General of Maryland; Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware; Mr. Malcolm A. MacIntyre, Undersecretary of the Air Force, at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Dedication Ceremonies at the National Guard Memorial

At the dedication ceremonies of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D. C. From left to right: Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Former President Harry S. Truman; Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.; Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware; Major General Carl L. Phinney, Texas, Commanding General, 36th Infantry Division, and Vice President National Guard Association of the United States.

Major General Harrison, Jr. at National Guard Memorial

Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States, addressing the spectators at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Major General Ellard A. Walsh, Past President; Former President Harry S. Truman; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Philip Pincus, United States Air Force; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) William H. Dickinson, Texas Army National Guard; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States; Malcolm A.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Cols. Robert E. Adams and Rufus Burrus at a Reserve Officers Association Banquet

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards dinner, former President Harry S. Truman poses with Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams (at left) and Colonel Rufus Burrus (at right) in front of a wall of flags. The location of the banquet is unknown. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Former President Harry S. Truman and Lt. Col. Robert E. Adams at a Reserve Officers Association banquet

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards dinner, former President Harry S. Truman and Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams pose for a photo in front of a wall of flags. The location is unknown. (Original in the oversize drawer.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman chats with dignitaries prior to receiving a plaque from the U.S. Air Force

Former President Harry S. Truman and other sitting dignitaries chat with an unidentified female member of the U.S. Air Force prior to ceremonies awarding the former President a plaque honoring him as First Commander-in-Chief of the United States Air Force. (See also 2007-216.) Left to right (sitting) are: Orchestra leader Skitch Henderson, Toastmaster; Mr. Truman; Senator Stuart Symington; Hon. Eugene Zuckert, Secretary of the Air Force; and General Carl A. Spaatz. (Original photograph in oversize drawer.) The location is unknown.