Armed forces reserves

Col. John W. Snyder (far left) and his Arkansas Reserve Officer Regiment photographed at Fort Riley, Kansas in 1930. Lt. Rufus Burrus, back row, second from right. Others are not identified.

President Harry S. Truman stands at the base of an airplane off-ramp with Brig. General R. Dinwiddie Groves (left) and three unidentified Air Force personnel. From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army.

President Harry S. Truman (dark suit), next to Brig. General R. Dinwiddie Groves, poses for a photo opportunity among a group of unidentified Army officers standing at attention and saluting, at the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri, where he will dedicate the new building. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army.

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

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.

At a dinner given by the Naval Fleet Reserve Association Branch 161, held at the Town House Hotel, Kansas City, Kansas, former President Harry S. Truman addresses the group and receives a plaque from Mike Velky, a Naval Reserve Officer. (See also 94-252 thru 94-255.) From: Naval Reserve.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) sits at the dinner table and chats with Colonel John W. Richardson, Air Force Reserve (Michigan), National President of the Reserve Officers Association and Major General LeRoy H. Anderson, USAR (Montana), National Vice President for Army. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Capt. Roger Jepsen, USAR (Iowa), Past National Jr. Vice President for Army. Behind Mr. Truman are Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams and an unidentified man. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Taking time from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) shakes hands and chats with Major General Carl Sutherland (Georgia) (right-seated), National Executive Committeeman for Army. Standing are Col. Rufus Burrus and Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams. The location is unknown, probably Kansas City. (See also 2007-232.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman is shown in a four-way handshake with (left to right) Brig. General C.C. Parrish (Kansas), Army Affairs Chairman; Mr. Truman; Naiff H. Kelel (Michigan); Col. John T. Carlton; and an unidentified man. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.