Parties

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) watches Elsie (last name unknown) cut the cake while at her birthday party, while Sergeant Major Alan Chesser (center, behind General Truman) and an unidentified soldier look on.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center, right) visits with three unidentified guests during a "Hail and Farewell" party, upon his departure from Germany as Commanding Officer of the United States Army VII Corps.

Captain Szabo (left) and Captain Maddox (right), aides to Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman, pose for a picture at a party after receiving farewell gifts from the General. Lieutenant General Truman is leaving his role as Commanding Officer, United States Army VII Corps, stationed in Germany. Others in the background are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right), Commanding Officer of the United States Army VII Corps, presents a farewell gift to two unidentified individuals during a "Hail and Farewell" party.

Lieutenant General and Mrs. Louis W. Truman (left) pose for a photograph with Colonel and Mrs. B. M. Read (right) at the farewell reception given prior to the Truman's departure. Colonel Read was VII Corps Deputy Chief of Staff.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left) and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman (center) with General J. D. Torrey (right) greet an unidentified female guest at the "Hail and Farewell" party hosted by the General at the Officer's Club, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman (center) stands in the receiving line with General J. D. Torrey (second from right) and an unidentified woman greeting unidentified guests at the "Hail and Farewell" Party hosted by Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (to left of Mrs. Truman, mostly obscured) at the Officer's Club, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

Lieutenant General and Mrs. Louis W. Truman (center and right) greet two unidentified guests at the "Hail and Farewell" Party hosted by the general at the Officer's Club, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

From left to right, Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman, Margaret (Mrs. Louis W.) Truman, General J. D. Torrey, unidentified woman, Brigadier General and Mrs. Patrick Cassidy during the "Hail and Farewell" party hosted by the general at the Officer's Club, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center) and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman (right) greet two unidentified guests at the "Hail and Farewell" party hosted by the general at the Officer's Club, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.