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Truman with Battery "C" Color Guard

61-249-15
Accession Number
61-249-15
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348341332
Keywords
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Ex-presidents
Friends and associates
Veterans
HST Keywords
Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Post Presidential - National Guard Memorial; Truman - Veterans (with); National Guard Memorial - Washington, D.C.; 35th Division - 129th F.A. - Battery "D"
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Meisburger, Edward P., 1895-1979
Rights

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Credit:
Richard R. Smart
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Former President Harry S. Truman poses with four veterans of World War I who served in the 129th Field Artillery Battalion under the command of Truman when he was a captain. They are shown at the dedication of a $2 million National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Sergeant Eddie Meisburger; Corporal Ed P. Downey; Former President Harry S. Truman; Corporal Frank F. Kunz; and Colonel Arthur H. Bell, all from Kansas City, Missouri. (See 66-8429.)
Date(s)
May 3, 1959