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Truman walking in parade in Springfield, Missouri

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd while walking in the 35th Division Reunion parade in Springfield, Missouri. Front row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Warren Osgood, President of the 35th Division Association, President Truman, General Robert Landry, unidentified Secret Service agent, and Eugene Donnelly (extreme right). All others are unidentified. See also 66-6714.

Truman rides in car with Walter Meneffee at Henry County Fair

Former President Harry S. Truman (waving hat), flanked by an unidentified motorcycle escort, waves from the rear seat of a Cadillac convertible in Clinton, Missouri where he will attend the opening of the Henry County Fair. Seated next to him is Clinton Postmaster Walter Meneffee, Truman's sergeant in Battery D, 35th Division during World War I. The driver is Cleo Woody of Woody Motor Company. The front passenger is Asher Williams, president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. From: Elvin Durr.