Dinners and dining

During his visit to Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri, former President Harry S. Truman (center) chats with an unidentified Air Force officer at the table prior to dinner being served. The other officer is also unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) receives a round of applause from Air Force officers and others after speaking at a dinner at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri. All others in photo are unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

With a Certificate of Appreciation lying on the table in front of him, former President Harry S. Truman addresses his dinner companions, officers of Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

At Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri, former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table listening to an unidentified officer introduce him as the main speaker. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands at the dinner table between two unidentified officers during a visit to Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) stands at the dinner table while officers at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri, raise their glasses in a toast. The others in the photo are unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF.

Former President Harry S. Truman (third from left) sits down to dinner with officers during a visit to Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Belton, Missouri. The others in the photo are unidentified. From: Laun C. Smith, Jr., Captain, USAF, Information Service Officer

Former President Harry S. Truman heads up the table at the Birthplace Dedication Banquet in Lamar, Missouri. Man on the far right is Rufus Burrus. All others unidentified. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Birthplace Dedication Banquet held in honor of Former President Harry S. Truman by the United Auto Workers Union-C10. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Unidentified veterans of Battery D at a dinner to mark the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. The pattern on the China indicates that it takes place at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. See 2005-296 and 297. Same as 59-1628-27. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")