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Truman at Medal of Honor Exhibit

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with M. Waldo Hatler (right), a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from World War I. They are at a special exhibit on the Congressional Medal of Honor at the Harry s. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Also present are Sergeant Blaine (second from left)) and Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Millett, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Soldiers at Medal of Honor Exhibit

Former President Harry S. Truman (left), Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks (at microphone), Sergeant Blaine, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Millett and M. Waldo Hatler. This photo was taken at a temporary exhibit on the Medal of Honor at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Lieutenant Colonel Millett was a Medal of Honor recipient for service in the Korean War, and Mr. Hatler was a Medal of Honor recipient for service in World War I.

Truman Receives American Legion Representatives

From left to right, Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.