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Soldiers returned from Bastogne, France

Soldiers with Nazi souvenirs from in and around Bastogne, France. Standing: Sgt. Sandy E. Wyatt, New York, New York; First Lieutenant Clair L. Hess, Blairsville, Pennsylvania; Tech. 5th Grade John H. Shaw, Franksville, New York; Staff Sgt. Robert Clifford, Grand Saline, Texas; Tech. 5th Grade Thomas W. Stephens, Hornbeck, Louisiana; Sgt. Stanley P. Koss, Corpus Christi, Texas; Captain Edward W. Cissel, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Kneeling: Sgt. Franklin D. Hendricks, South Boston, Virginia.

Mrs. Bess W. Truman Receiving a Platter

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

The USS Augusta

The USS Augusta, on which President Harry S. Truman and members of his party sailed from Newport News, Virginia to Antwerp, Belgium and aboard which they returned from Plymouth England after the Berlin Conference. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #1".