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President Truman is presented with bound volume of Germany Edition of the Stars and Stripes

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) is presented with a bound volume of the Germany Edition of the Stars and Stripes by Staff Sergeant Paul Elliott, Managing Editor of this edition. Also with the President are Colonel Jack M. Redding (third from the left), Army Public Relations Officer, Captain Max Gillstrap and Private Ernest S. Leiser, staff members of the Stars and Stripes. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

President Truman inspecting troops of the 84th Infantry Division

President Harry S. Truman on a country road near Frankfurt, Germany inspecting units of the 84th Infantry Division. President Truman is at the left, standing by a microphone. Secretary of State James Byrnes is to the left of President Truman. Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing sunglasses) is standing behind Truman. The President is on a break from the Potsdam Conference. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Portrait of General Lord Robertson of Oakridge

Portrait of General Lord Robertson of Oakridge which was used in his oral history interview. During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, he was Deputy Military Governor, Germany, 1945-1948; Commander-in-Chief and Military Governor, 1948-1949; United Kingdom High Commissioner, Allied High Commission, Germany, 1949-1950; and Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces, 1950-1953.

Soldiers returned from Bastogne, France

Soldiers with Nazi souvenirs from in and around Bastogne, France. Standing: Sgt. Sandy E. Wyatt, New York, New York; First Lieutenant Clair L. Hess, Blairsville, Pennsylvania; Tech. 5th Grade John H. Shaw, Franksville, New York; Staff Sgt. Robert Clifford, Grand Saline, Texas; Tech. 5th Grade Thomas W. Stephens, Hornbeck, Louisiana; Sgt. Stanley P. Koss, Corpus Christi, Texas; Captain Edward W. Cissel, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Kneeling: Sgt. Franklin D. Hendricks, South Boston, Virginia.