Veterans

Honorary member, former President Harry S. Truman, (second from left) watches two people at the podium during a U.S. Navy Fleet Reserve Association dinner at the Bellerive Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The other men are unidentified. From: Dr. D. M. Nigro.

Former President Harry S. Truman (waving hat), flanked by an unidentified motorcycle escort, waves from the rear seat of a Cadillac convertible in Clinton, Missouri where he will attend the opening of the Henry County Fair. Seated next to him is Clinton Postmaster Walter Meneffee, Truman's sergeant in Battery D, 35th Division during World War I. The driver is Cleo Woody of Woody Motor Company. The front passenger is Asher Williams, president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. From: Elvin Durr.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands by a Delta airplane after arriving in Little Rock, Arkansas, for a 35th Division reunion. With him are two members of Battery "D" and two representatives of Delta Airlines. Left to right are: Mr. V.A. Mensies (Delta Air Lines), Francis Yeager (Battery "D"), President Truman, Delta hostess, and Jack Bullard (Battery "D"). From: V.A. Mensies, Delta-C&S Air Lines, Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri

Members of Battery "D", 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, sit at a table enjoying the breakfast given by President Harry S. Truman for his comrades at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., during the 1949 inauguration ceremonies. (See 67-6999 for photo of entire room.) All are unidentified.

Members of Battery "D," 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, President Harry S. Truman's outfit in World War I, arrived with their families by train at Union Station in Washington, D.C., from Kansas City, Missouri, for the inauguration ceremonies. Each held a cane which he waved in high spirits. (See 68-1939.)

Veterans of World War I who served in the 129th Field Artillery, Battery "D", under former President Harry S. Truman when he was a captain pose in their uniforms for a photo the day after the dedication of the National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Frank King, Eddie Meisburger, Eugene Donnelly, and Arthur Bell.

Former President Harry S. Truman poses with four veterans of World War I who served in the 129th Field Artillery Battalion under the command of Truman when he was a captain. They are shown at the dedication of a $2 million National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Sgt. Eddie Meisburger; Cpl. Ed P. Downey; Truman; Cpl. Frank F. Kunz; and Col. Arthur H. Bell, all from Kansas City, Missouri. (See 66-8429.)

In his office at the Truman Library, former President Harry S. Truman is presented with a wall map showing engineering projects made by the Kansas City District of the Corps of Engineers. Left to right are: Edward Meisburger (Battery "D" veteran), Col. Larry Laurien, Mr. Truman, and Major Baines.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk at the Truman Library and talks over old times with Eddie Meisburger (center), Battery "D" veteran, and an unidentified foreign visitor (right).

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman and others on the reviewing stand as a parade goes by at the 35th Division annual reunion in Springfield, Missouri. Those who can be identified are, left to right, President Harry S. Truman (in light suit), Governor Forrest Smith, Mary Jane Truman, and General A.D. Sheppard. From: Carol M. Klingberg.