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Truman inspects the 137th Infantry Regiment

63-1454-34
Accession Number
63-1454-34
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348307201
Keywords
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
Soldiers
HST Keywords
Potsdam - Military reviews; Truman - Potsdam - Military reviews
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Atkin, Ernie
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
At an airfield near Brussels, Belgium President Harry S. Truman, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany, speaks to a member of the 137th Regiment of the 35th Division. The 35th Division was designated as honor guard because it was the President's outfit in World War I. The soldier speaking to the President is Staff Sergeant Ernie Atkin of Madisonvale, Tennessee. Same as photo 63-1455-6. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1."
Date(s)
July 15, 1945