Truman, Louis W. (Louis Watson), 1908-2004

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center) shakes hands with Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes (hidden behind unidentified officer) while Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman looks on. The Secretary was visiting VII Corps units stationed in Germany. All other soldiers and officers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left), Commander VII Corps, talks with Brigadier General Patrick F. Cassidy (right) and another unidentified soldier (center) during a North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) exercise "Springboard".

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left), Commander VII Corps, talks with two unidentified officers during the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) exercise, "Springboard".

Lieutenant General and Mrs. Louis W. Truman (foreground) and Secretary of the Army and Mrs. Stephen Ailes (behind the Trumans) deplane at an unidentified location during Secretary Ailes's visit to VII Corp units in Germany. Brigadier General Patrick F. Cassidy accompanies them.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right), talks with an unidentified German Army officer during General Truman's visit to a German Army unit.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left), Commander VII Corps, walks with Brigadier General Patrick F. Cassidy (center) and another unidentified officer while in the field during the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) exercise, "Springboard".

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center, holding baton), Commander VII Corps, talks with unidentified German Army personnel during General Truman's visit to the German Army unit.

Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes (center) visits units of the VII Corps on maneuvers, attended by Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right), Commander VII Corps, and another unidentified officer (left). Other soldiers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center, white jacket), Commander VII Corps, is joined by a group of unidentified guests at the blackjack table during a "Las Vegas Night" party held at Kelley Barracks Officer's Club, Stuttgart, Germany.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center), Commander VII Corps, looks on while Lieutenant General Ben Harrell (left), Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, is greeted by an unidentified officer during his visit to VII Corps Kelley Barracks, Stutt-Moehringen, Germany. All others in the background are unidentified.