Dinners and dining

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 (left) converses with United States Ambassador George C. McGhee (third from left) and unidentified associates over dinner. Ambassador McGhee was visiting Nuremberg, Germany and the United States 2nd Armed Cavalry.

Former New York Yankee baseball player Joe DiMaggio and jazz musician "Doc" Marcus are guests of Major General Louis W. Truman at a dinner in the Fort Lewis, Washington officer's mess. DiMaggio is seated second from the end on the left hand side of the table. Major General Truman seated to the left of Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio and Marcus were making a tour as representatives of the V.H. Monette Company, which supplied merchandise to United States military exchanges around the world. All others in photo are unidentified.

Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; Private Alvin J. Cilick, Jewish Chaplain's Assistant; and Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen of McChord Air Force Base during a Jewish Passover Seder at the Officer's Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen; Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; and Betty Ellenbogen during a Jewish Passover Seder at the Officer's Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen, base chaplain at McChord Air Force Base; and Mr. Philip Posner, area director of the National Jewish Welfare Board, during a Jewish Passover Seder held in the Officers' Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Lieutenant Charles Palmer (standing, right) speaks at the annual dinner of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. All other individuals are unidentified.

Major General Louis W. Truman (second right), commanding officer at Fort Lewis, Washington, speaking at the annual dinner of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. General Truman will present the certificate of appreciation to Chamber President A. W. Taylor (right). All other individuals are unidentified.

Major General Louis W. Truman (left), commanding officer of Fort Lewis, Washington, at a dinner held at an unidentified location. Also pictured: Lieutenant General Charles D. Palmer (second right). All other individuals are unidentified.

Major General Louis W. Truman (left) presents a certificate of appreciation from the armed services commands of the Tacoma area to A. W. Taylor (right), retiring president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. All other individuals are unidentified.