Fourth of July celebrations

A group of officers of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, United States Army, with civilians in Nice, France in 1918. Captain Harry S. Truman second from left, Captain Newell Paterson, left, Captain Spencer Salisbury, center, Captain Theodore Marks, third from right. All others are unidentified. From: 35th Division scrapbook

General Omar Bradley (foreground) speaking at 4th of July ceremonies at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany. Also present are Major General Nikolai Barinov, General Bradley's interpreter (second row, left); General Bradley, Major General Floyd Parks (front row, middle); and Major General Joffre De Beauchesne (front row, right).

Picture taken at a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, shows part of the Russian unit of soldiers which attended the celebration and is also part of the Berlin guard. All are unidentified.

One view of a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. It was here that the American flag was officially raised alongside the Russian flag to signify the official entry of American troops into the city. Officers of rank who attended the ceremony include, from left to right: General Omar Bradley; Nikolai N. Barinov, commander of the Russian Berlin guards battalion; Major General Floyd Parks; and Major General Joffre de Beauchesne, who will command the French troops in Berlin. All others are unidentified.

One view of a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. It was here that the American flag was officially raised alongside the Russian flag to signify the official entry of American troops into the city. Officers of rank who attended the ceremony include, from left to right: General Omar Bradley; Nikolai N. Barinov, commander of the Russian Berlin guards battalion; Major General Floyd Parks; and Major General Joffre de Beauchesne, who will command the French troops in Berlin. All others are unidentified.

Picture taken at a Fourth of July Celebration at the Adolph Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. Picture taken on the Berlinerstrasse at the point where General Omar Bradley stopped to watch some of the tanks of the Second Armored Division pass on their way to the heart of Berlin. Here he stands on the left of the group with his officers and Major General Floyd Parks (second from the left), who commands the American troops in Berlin, as a new type of tank carrying a 76 MM gun passes by.

Unites States soldiers in a Fourth of July celebration in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany. American troops are marching out of the square with the military band after the United States flag has been raised next to the Russian flag above the barracks in the background.

A view of a 48 gun salute by a group of M8, self propelled guns of the Second Armored Division for a Fourth of July celebration. Taken in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, previously known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. As this salute was being fired, the American flag was being raised alongside the Russian flag over the barracks to signify the official entry of American troops to the city.

A view of a 48 gun salute by a group of M8, self propelled guns of the Second Armored Division for a Fourth of July celebration. Taken in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, previously known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. As this salute was being fired, the American flag was being raised alongside the Russian flag over the barracks to signify the official entry of American troops to the city.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands in front of a crowd outside the Harry S. Truman Library before speaking at the Fourth of July celebration. All others unidentified.