Sermon, Roger T., 1891-1950

President Harry S. Truman enjoys a meal with a group of politicians and notables at the home of Mayor Roger T. Sermon in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right around the table are: Edgar Hinde, J. Leonard Reinsch, unidentified man, unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, unidentified man, General Harry Vaughan, Ted Marks, James Pendergast, and C.C. Bundschu.

The Harry S. Truman home in Independence with Mayor Roger Sermon and a group of men milling around on the sidewalk.

Officers of the 129th Field Artillery at Chateau le Chenay, France, during World War I. Seated, left to right: Major John L. Miles; Lieutenant Colonel Marvin H. Gates; Colonel Emery T. Smith; Major Charles E. Wilson. Second Row, left to right: Captain Wernall T. Paterson; Captain Harry B. Allen; Captain Spencer Salisbury; Captain Harry S. Truman; Captain William D. Lawson, Jr.; Captain Roger T. Sermon. Standing on stairs, left to right: First Lieutenant Ralph E. Crenshaw; First Lieutenant Francis G. Walthew; First Lieutenant Edgar G.

Portrait of Roger T. Sermon, inscribed: "From one old soldier to another Roger Sermon." Mr. Sermon later became the mayor of Independence, Missouri.

Senator Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman attend a garden party. Mrs. Truman is second from the left. Harry is fourth from the left. Standing second from the right is Independence, Missouri mayor Roger Sermon. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman dines with a group of dignitaries and members of his staff in Independence, Missouri. Seated left to right are an unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor of Independence Roger Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, an unidentified man (mostly obscured), and General Harry Vaughan. This dinner took place at the home of Mayor Sermon. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

From left to right, Independence, Missouri Mayor Roger Sermon, J. Vivian Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross (slightly in the background), Margaret Truman, and President Harry Truman at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas, on President Truman's first trip home after becoming President. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

Captain Newell Paterson (left) and Captain Roger Sermon (right) of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, United States Army, after World War I. From: 35th Division scrapbook

Senator Harry S. Truman (center with shovel) breaking ground for an $18 million ammunition plant on the Lake City Arsenal site in Missouri. On Truman's left is Mayor John B. Gage and on Truman's right is Independence mayor Roger T. Sermon.