Major General William M. Wright
Major General William M. Wright at headquarters, 12th Field Artillery, C. O. 35th Division. This was taken in France during World War I. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.
Soldiers
Major Thomas S. McGee, and Captain Harry S. Truman
Major Thomas S. McGee, and Captain Harry S. Truman in France during World War I. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.
United States Prisoners of War in Japan
This is a group of United States prisoners of war with a handmade American flag. They were prisoners of the Tokyo Prisoner of War Camp Number 8, and posed with a flag made by hand by Luther Bass. The flag was made of parachutes which dropped food and clothes to the men. All are unidentified.
Truman with soldiers in France, World War I
Harry S. Truman and some men of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery in a picture taken in France at the Chateau de Montigny-sur-Aube after the end of World War I. Truman is third from the right. Standing next to Truman, holding a magazine, is Captain Luther E. Wood (109th Field Artillery, Keystone Division). Donor: Ralph E. Truman
Gas drill at Fort Sill
Unidentified man during gas drill at Fort Sill in training for World War One. From an album of Lorain Cunningham.
Gas drill at Fort Sill
Unidentified man in gas mask during gas drill at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
2nd Lieutenant Lorain Cunningham at Fort Sill
Second Lieutenant Lorain H. Cunningham and unidentified men during gas drill at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
Artillery range at Camp Doniphan
Unidentified men on artillery range at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
Artillery range at Camp Doniphan
An unidentified man on the artillery range at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients
In a group medal presentation ceremony held in the White House south grounds garden, President Harry S. Truman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army men and one U.S. Marine. Pictured sharing a handshake after the ceremony are left to right: Sergeant Alejandro R. Ruiz, Barstow, Texas; Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson, Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin; Private First Class Dirk J. Vlug, Grand Rapids, Michigan; President Truman; Technical Sergeant John Meagher, Jersey City, New Jersey; and First Lieutenant John H. Leims, United States Marine Corps, Chicago, Illinois.