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

After his 4th Infantry Division won top praise in "Exercise Dragon Head" maneuvers in North Carolina, Major General Louis W. Truman (far right) returned to Fort Lewis, Washington, where he was greeted by (L-R) Brigadier General William O. Blandford, Assistant Division Commander; his wife, Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman; and Brigadier General Robert H. Adams, Division Artillery Commander.

From left to right, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Shelton, Commanding Officer, 90th Replacement Battalion; Major General Louis W. Truman; Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon, Commanding General, Sixth United States Army and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman in the receiving line of the reception in honor of General Cannon at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Major General Louis W. Truman, his wife Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman, and Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon attend a reception held in General Cannon's honor at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Major General Louis W. Truman (right) starts the Fort Lewis, Washington, United Good Neighbor Drive rolling by giving his donation to Miss UGN, Gloria Perez (center). Colonel Norman P. Barnes (left), Post Special Troops Commander, is the Post's UGN Drive Chairman.

A reception at Fort Lewis, Washington for Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon. Pictured (left to right) Colonel Harry Skinner, Captain Eugene Bauer, Major General Louis W. Truman, Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman.

A scene from the reception for Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon, 6th United States Army commander held at Fort Lewis, Washington. From left, Mrs. Haskett and her husband, Major General Haskett, Mrs. David Rowlands and her husband David Rowlands, Major General Louis W. Truman, Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman.

Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon (center) discusses tank warfare with 34th Armor Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Von Burg (right) and Major General Louis W. Truman (left), 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander during his first visit to Fort Lewis, Washington.

Major General Louis W. Truman (on right in uniform), Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis, Washington, meets with participants of the Girl Scout Day Camp at Fort Lewis' American Lake. With General Truman is Mrs. Goldsmith, the Day Camp Leader (right). The Day Camp is part of Fort Lewis' Youth Activities Program.

Major General Louis W. Truman, commander of Fort Lewis, Washington gives the weapons of the 30th Artillery a thorough inspection during a Command Maintenance Inspection of that unit at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Major General Louis W. Truman meets with Mrs. Ruth Bethel, Pierce County Superintendent of Schools; Dean John, Registrar of the University of Puget Sound; and Olai T. Hageness, Clover Park School District Superintendent at the start of their tour of the scholastic and tactical educational facilities and processes at Fort Lewis, Washington.