Governmental investigations

Senator Harry S. Truman inspects items at Camp Crowder, Missouri as Major General Walter E. Prosser looks on.

Senator Harry S. Truman talks with Major General Walter E. Prosser during an inspection of Camp Crowder, Missouri. Left to right: (front) Prosser, Truman; (back) Brigadier General Charles Milliken, Matthew Connelly, Harry Ensley, Paul Van Pool.

Senator Harry S. Truman inspects Camp Crowder, Missouri with Major General Walter E. Prosser. Left to Right: Truman, Prosser, unidentified man in background.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. The group of four in the center are Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota; Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia; H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator, Truman Committee; and a McEvoy Project Manager.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. Left to right, in front of a Project Manager, are Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota; H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator, Truman Committee; and Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program inspect a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. Left to right are: Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota, a Project Manager of the McEvoy Co., Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia, and H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator for the Truman Committee.

Members of the Senate Truman Committee investigating the national defense program walk over a Navy vessel under construction by the McEvoy Company. In front are a Project Manager for the McEvoy Company (left) and Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia. Behind them are Senator Joseph H. Ball (left) of Minnesota and H.G. Robinson, Special Investigator for the Truman Committee.

As a member of the Truman Committee investigating the national defense program, Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota climbs down the hatch of a Naval vessel under construction by the McEvoy Co. The exact location is unknown.

Senator Harry S. Truman attends a lunch with members of the Truman Committee and others at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Starting on the left, clockwise are: Lou Berringer, Senator Owen Brewster (Maine), Jessie R. (Mrs. Hugh) Fulton, Hugh Fulton (counsel for The Committee), Neal Helm, Marion Toomey, H.G. Robinson, Major Hill (Army liaison), and Senator Harry S. Truman.