Armed forces officers

General Carl Spaatz (second from the left) visits with Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks (center) in the Research Room of the Harry S. Truman Library. Also present are Major General Albert Kuhfeld (second from right) and Rufus Burrus (right). All others are unidentified.

General Carl Spaatz signs the visitor's log during his visit to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.

General Carl Spaatz and others visit the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: Rufus Burrus, General Carl Spaatz, three unidentified men, and Major General Albert Kuhfeld.

General Carl Spaatz and others visit the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: Rufus Burrs, General Carl Spaatz, two unidentified men, and Major General Albert Kuhfeld.

General Carl Spaatz visits the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: Rufus Burrus, General Spaatz, unidentified man, and Major General Albert Kuhfeld. Others are unidentified.

General Carl Spaatz (second from left, back to camera) shakes hands with former President Harry S. Truman during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library. Others in the background are unidentified.

General Carl Spaatz (second from left) looks at the Masonic portrait of President Harry S. Truman in the Research Room of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Also present is Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks (second from right) and Major General Albert Kuhfeld. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman poses for a picture outside the administrative entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: General Carl Spaatz, Mr. Fuchert, former President Truman, and Major General Albert Kuhfeld. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman pins a Colonel's emblem on new Colonel John Riffle at the Truman Library. From left to right, Colonel John Nordyke, Rufus Burrus (partly obscured), Colonel John A. Riffle, former President Harry S. Truman, and Kansas City Mayor H. Roe Bartle. Col. Nordyke visited the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence to watch the former President pin the Colonel's emblem on new Colonel Riffle.

Former President Harry S. Truman pins a Colonel's emblem on new Colonel John Riffle at the Truman Library. From left to right, Colonel John Nordyke, Rufus Burrus, Colonel John A. Riffle, former President Harry S. Truman, and Kansas City Mayor H. Roe Bartle. Col. Nordyke visited the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence to watch the former President pin the Colonel's emblem on new Colonel Riffle.