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

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (second from right), Commander VII Corps, along with Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes (center, in hat) and other unidentified army personnel in the field during the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) exercise, "Springboard".

Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes (right, in hat) shakes hands with unidentified VII Corp Officers while Major General John F. Franklin (center) and Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (partially obscured behind Secretary Ailes), Commander VII Corps, look on. The Secretary was visiting VII Corps units.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right), Commander VII Corps, poses for a photograph with visiting Lieutenant General Stanley R. Larsen at VII Corps Headquarters, Stutt-Moehringen, Germany.

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.