World War, 1914-1918

Snapshot of France during World War I, probably taken by Eben Ayers who was stationed there one year. This is Brest, French naval dock, showing ships in harbor.

Snapshot of France during World War I, probably taken by Eben Ayers who was stationed there one year. This is Brest, source of U. S. camp water supply.

One of a series of black and white snapshots of France during World War I, probably taken by Eben Ayers who was stationed there one year. This scene appears to be a church. From: Eben Ayers Papers.

Full length portrait of Eben A. Ayers, Assistant Press Secretary, in his army uniform after his return from France during World War I.

Picture taken by J.W. Johnson, who wrote to President Harry S. Truman stating that he sailed to France in 1918 on the same ship as Truman, the George Washington, and sent this picture he took of another of the ships in the convoy.

Picture taken by J.W. Johnson, who wrote to President Harry S. Truman stating that he sailed to France in 1918 on the same ship as Truman, the George Washington, and sent this picture he took of another of the ships in the convoy.

Troop train in France in 1918. Taken by J.W. Johnson of San Francisco, California, who sailed to France upon the George Washington, the same ship as President Harry S. Truman when he served in World War I.

Harry S. Truman in his uniform as a First Lieutenant, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery. See also 79-24. Donor: Montgomery Foto Service

Harry S. Truman in his uniform as a First Lieutenant, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery. See also 79-24. Donor: Montgomery Foto Service

Presentation of a helmet bearing the insignia of the 35th Division and worn by Harry S. Truman during his overseas service in World War I to the War Memorial Museum of Virginia. Lt. Col. Nelson C. Overton (3rd from right), past Departmental Commander for the American Legion, receives the helmet from John Abbitt, chairman of a committee of the procurement division. Looking on, left to right, are J. E. Carpenter, C.T. Brooks, W.E. Casey, Bill Bailey, Charles K. Hutchens, and Major George B. Collings.