World War, 1914-1918

Soldiers returning from Europe at the end of World War I march down Grand Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as people toss flowers into the street. From: Mrs. D. S. Catechis.

A World War I Color Guard (either 128th or 129th field artillery or 140th infantry) marches down a street in Kansas City, Missouri, in a parade of soldiers returning home from Europe. From: Mrs. D. S. Catechis.

World War I soldiers, coming home from the front, wave from the windows of a train at Kansas City's Union Station, to the crowd waiting to greet them. From: Mrs. D. S. Catechis.

Harry S. Truman when he was a Captain in the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. See also 58-421 and 79-19 for similar photos.

This photograph was taken when Harry S. Truman was an Army officer in France during World War I. See also 79-18 for a better copy of this photo.