Bell, David E. (David Elliot), 1919-2000

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff take part in a humorous commissioning ceremony while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing is David Stowe. Seated around the room, from left to right are: David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, Roger Tubby, and Admiral Robert Dennison. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman's staff has lunch outside in the yard of the President's vacation home on the naval base. Seated around the circle (starting from far side): Charles Murphy, Joseph Feeney (partly obscured), David Bell, Admiral Robert Dennison, Roger Tubby, Matthew Connelly, Joseph Short (mostly obscured), David Stowe, General Robert Landry, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman and members of his party have lunch outside in the yard of his vacation home on the naval base. From lower right around the circle: unidentified naval steward, David Stowe, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Roger Tubby, Admiral Robert Dennison, David Bell, unidentified naval steward (standing), Joseph Feeney, Charles Murphy, unidentified, and President Truman. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman's staff has lunch outside in the yard of the President's vacation home on the naval base. Seated around the circle (from far side to near side): David Lloyd, Donald Dawson, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Roger Tubby, Admiral Robert Dennison, and David Bell. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, second from right) holds a press conference during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Among those standing in the background are (from right to left): unidentified, David Bell, David Lloyd, unidentified, David Stowe, General Robert Landry, unidentified, William Hassett, two unidentified men, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

Joseph Feeney (right), President Harry S. Truman's Legislative Assistant, reads the Order of the Day, commissioning David Stowe (left) a "Rear End Son" of the "Animal Husbandry Service." Others present (seated left to right): William Hassett, General Harry Vaughan, David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, and President Harry S. Truman. This event took place during President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

David Stowe, Administrative Assistant to the President, displays his "Rear End Son" flag during a humorous commissioning ceremony while on President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida. From left: David Stowe, David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, David Lloyd, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) presents the commission of "Rear End Son" to David Stowe (foreground, left), Administrative Assistant to the President, during the trip to Key West, Florida. Others present (background, left to right): William Hassett, General Harry Vaughan, David Bell, and Admiral William Leahy.

Staff members who accompanied President Harry S. Truman to Key West, Florida, relax on the beach. From left to right: David Bell (seated), Dr. John Steelman (standing), Admiral Robert Dennison, Dr. Wallace Graham (seated), to the right (furthest in the back to front) Stanley Woodward, Russell Andrews, Joseph Short, Harry Vaughn, Charles Murphy, David Lloyd. From the Naval Photo center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4X5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and the rest of his vacation party at Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Joseph G. Feeney, Charles Murphy, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Truman, John R. Steelman, William D. Hassett, Roger Tubby. Back row, left to right: David E. Bell, Donald S. Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph H. Short, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David D. Lloyd.