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1st Lieutenant Donald J. Fitchett, Company "A," 4th Engineer Battalion; Brigadier General John J. Burns, retired, of Tacoma, Washington; and Major General Louis W. Truman at the West Point Founders Day Dinner held at Fort Lewis, Washington. Fitchett and Burns represented the youngest and oldest graduates present at the annual dinner.

Colonel Hendrik F. Z. Hunderson (left), G-3 Norwegian Army, with Major General Louis W. Truman (right), 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander, during Hunderson's visit to Fort Lewis, Washington.

Colonel Thomas J. Brascher (left), Fort Lewis Post G-1, sells a membership in the Giants Booster Club of Tacoma to Major General Louis W. Truman (right), Commanding Officer of Fort Lewis, Washington.

Santa Claus, an unidentified member of the 34th Armor, stands with a group of unidentified members of the 34th Armor and their families during a Christmas party. Major General Louis W. Truman and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Von Burg, 34th Armor Commander, greet Pat, Steve, Douglas, and Pamela Keenan. The Keenan children's mother, Betty, stands behind Douglas.

Major General A. B. Denniston (left), Commanding General at Fort Lee, Virginia, with Major General Louis W. Truman (right), 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander, during a visit to Fort Lewis, Washington.

Aerial view of a Christmas display of the 34th Armor Division at Fort Lewis, Washington. The display shows a Santa figure in a sleigh (M-48 medium tank) and six reindeer pulling the sleigh (half-ton trucks and jeeps). In the foreground Rudolph (another reindeer jeep) is shown stopping in front with Santa Claus and a driver, both unidentified members of the 34th Armor) delivering gifts for a children's party.

Major General Louis W. Truman (left) prepares to board an airplane at Gray Field, Fort Lewis, Washington, to go to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he attended the Army World Wide Combat Arms Conference. Standing next to Truman are Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Ferriter, Division Aviation Officer, and the airplanes crew: Captain J. H. Obendorf, Lieutenant F. L. Montgomery, and Sergeant W. M. Kara.

Master Sergeant Oliver G. Skipper (third from left) and his family chat with Major General Louis W. Truman in front of their new Capehart Quarters at Fort Lewis, Washington. The Skippers were the first on the waiting list to move into the newly completed housing units. All others are unidentified.

Major General John W. Harmony, Commanding General of XV United States Army Corps Reserve, and Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander, observe a training station at Fort Lewis, Washington. Unidentified military personnel stand behind the generals. The training stations were in use by Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets who underwent a six-week summer training at Fort Lewis.

Major General John W. Harmony (foreground, third from left), Commanding General of XV United States Army Corps Reserve, and unidentified military personnel observe a maneuver training station at Fort Lewis, Washington, in use by Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets undergoing a six-week summer training at the fort. Also present is Major General Louis Truman (second from right), Commanding Officer of Fort Lewis, Washington.