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President Harry S. Truman is Given A Gavel by an American Legion Commander

2000-12
Accession Number
2000-12
7.75 x 8.75
Black & White
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NAID 345248918
Keywords
Friends and associates
Gifts
Presidents
Fraternal organizations
HST Keywords
American Legion - 1948; Missouri - Cities - Independence - Buildings - Railroad Station; Railroad Stations--Independence, Missouri; Ships -U.S.S Missouri - Ref. to; Truman - Gifts - Other - American Legion - Gavel
People Pictured
Burrus, Rufus B., 1900-1990
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Description
President Truman is presented a gavel by a 40 and 8 Commander of the American Legion. The gavel is a gift from Pearl Harbor Post #24, Voiture Locale 305, Honolulu, Hawaii by Voiture Locale 3, Kansas City, Missouri. The gavel was made from wood from the deck under the Treaty Table of the U.S.S. Missouri, Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945. The gavel is now in the museum collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. Left to right: unidentified man, Rufus B. Burrus, President Harry S. Truman. From: Rufus B. Burrus.
Date(s)
June 17, 1948