Marines

Bess Wallace Truman (right) and Margaret Truman (fourth from right) with other spectators at the commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified woman on a dock after a boat trip to the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Two unidentified Marines stand by. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

The Truman family (Harry, Bess, and Margaret) greet Marines after a boat trip to the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Bess Truman is shaking hands with an unidentified officer. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Aerial view from high above Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii showing the entire island from shore to shore. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Former President Harry S. Truman watches as Bess Wallace Truman is helped aboard the boat by an unidentified Marine to go to the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Close-up of former President Harry S. Truman in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified Marine as he exits a convertible car in Hawaii. From: A series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Trumans as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Aerial view of U. S. Marine Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From: Lt. Gen. Franklin A. Hart, USMC, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

Former President Truman standing and exiting a convertible car as he is greeted by an unidentified man in Hawaii. From: A series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Trumans as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

General Alexander A. Vandegrift, the fighting Marine Commandant, appearing before a Senate Committee today, strongly opposed the merger of the Army and the Navy into a single department. From: Beth Gore.