U. S. Army Engineers on the Truman treadway bridge over the Elbe River
U. S. Army Engineers have named their treadway bridge, which they built across the Elbe River, the Truman Bridge, after the new U. S. President.
Group of United States Senators and Representatives on a Truman Committee inspection trip in 1939. From left to right: Congressman Charles R. Clason; Congressman Thomas E. Martin; Senator John Sparkman; Senator Chan Gurney; Major John E. Upston; Congressman John M. Costello; Lieutenant General Calvin Stockley; Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Harry S. Truman; Congressman Paul W. Shafer; Lieutenant General Devers; and Brigadier General Arthur Wilson.