Soldiers

Snapshot of five unidentified soldiers standing before the front porch of the Truman house in Independence, Missouri. An accompanying picture shows the men standing before a Red Cross vehicle parked in front of the Truman home (See 2002-496.) On the back of the picture is written: "Harry Truman's front porch -- remember?" From: Mrs. C. L. Jones.

World War I United States Marines (Fifth) in railroad cars on their way to cantonment after disembarkation at a French port are shown waving to the photographer. The cars accommodate 40 to 50 men or 8 to 10 horses. Donor: Lillian R. Craig, Scotland County Public Library, Memphis, Missouri.

Scene of soldiers marching in Armed Forces Day Parade, taken from back of reviewing stand. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (slightly behind Truman), General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (slightly behind Eisenhower). All others are unidentified.

Scene of soldiers marching past the reviewing stand at Armed Forces Day parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Scene of uniformed men and women holding American flags marching past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Scene of military band marching past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Street scene of soldiers marching in the Armed Forces Day Parade. President Harry S. Truman is seated under the shelter on the reviewing stand, third from the right.

Scene of soldiers driving in a jeep in the Armed Forces Day Parade, taken from back of reviewing stand. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (slightly behind Truman), General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (slightly behind Eisenhower). All others are unidentified.

Color guard passing the reviewing stand during the Armed Forces Day parade. Standing in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Scene of military band marching past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Standing in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.