Veterans

Unidentified members of Battery "D," 129th F.A., 35th Division at a reception held the day of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. See also 59-1628-22. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Father Curtis L. Tiernan (2nd from right), former Chaplain of the 35th Division, speaks with unidentified members of Battery "D", 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, at a reception celebrating the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. One of the men holds the flag of Battery D. See also 59-1628-09. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Members of Battery D at a reception for the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library at an unidentified location. Present are: Father Curtis L. Tiernan (center), who was chaplain of the 35th Division; General Harry Vaughan (3rd from right); and John W. Snyder (3rd from left), former Treasury Secretary; and unidentified others. See also 59-1628-20. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Sixty-Five of the 153 living veterans of Battery "D", 129th F.A., 35th Division, met at Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis, Missouri, for a reunion breakfast. At the dinner table, left to right, are: Fred L. Schmidt, Secretary of the Battery organization; Eugene P. Donnelly, Kansas City attorney who was a corporal, and President Harry S. Truman. (Same as 65-970 except not as cropped) From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Veterans of the 35th Division, Battery "D", and their wives line up on the front sidewalk of the Truman home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri. They had attended the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. See also 59-1628-16. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Veterans of the 35th Division pose in front of the Benton mural in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library. The event and date are unknown. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd lining a street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as he rides in an open-top limousine in a parade of 35th Division veterans meeting for an annual reunion at the Hotel President. Mr. Truman's brother, J. Vivian Truman, is on Truman's left in the back seat of the car. Others are unidentified. (See 2005-280.) From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Members of Battery "D", 129th Field Artillery, meet at the Hotel President, Kansas City, Missouri, for a semi-annual banquet. Frank Spina, President Harry S. Truman's barber, is 4th from the left of those standing against the wall. The others are unidentified. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd lining a street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as he rides in an open-top limousine at the head of a long procession of 35th Division veterans, flanked by his old comrades of Battery "D", in a reunion parade. Carrying the Battery "D" flag is Frank Spina, Truman's barber and fellow soldier. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) poses for a photo with Henry Selvitella and Lena Selvitella at the Truman Library. In 1950, Mr. Truman received a plaque from Henry Selvitella, National Commander of the Italian-American War Veterans, awarding the former President a lifetime membership in the organization. (See 77-1196.) From: Henry Selvitella.