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Pinning of Colonel Emblem Ceremony

64-595-03
Accession Number
64-595-03
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 343792191
Keywords
Ex-presidents
Armed forces officers
Mayors
Presidential libraries
HST Keywords
Truman - Library - Visitors - Individuals - Bartle, Mayor H. Roe; Truman - Library - Visitors - Burrus, Rufus; Truman - Library - Visitors - Nordyke, Col. John; Truman - Library - Visitors - Individuals - Riffle, Col. John A.; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Air Force - Nordyke, Col. John; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Air Force - Riffle, Col. John; Truman - Dignitaries - Mayors - Bartle, H. Roe
People Pictured
Nordyke, John
Bartle, Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant, 1891-1974
Burrus, Rufus B., 1900-1990
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Harry S. Truman Library

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Former President Harry S. Truman pins a Colonel's emblem on new Colonel John Riffle at the Truman Library. From left to right, Colonel John Nordyke, Rufus Burrus (partly obscured), Colonel John A. Riffle, former President Harry S. Truman, and Kansas City Mayor H. Roe Bartle. Col. Nordyke visited the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence to watch the former President pin the Colonel's emblem on new Colonel Riffle.

Date(s)
1963