Former President Harry S. Truman chats with Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves, while Lt. Col. Robert E. Adams (center) stands behind Truman and gestures to someone out of sight. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards dinner, former President Harry S. Truman poses with Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams (at left) and Colonel Rufus Burrus (at right) in front of a wall of flags. The location of the banquet is unknown. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Taking time from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) shakes hands and chats with Major General Carl Sutherland (Georgia) (right-seated), National Executive Committeeman for Army. Standing are Col. Rufus Burrus and Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams. The location is unknown, probably Kansas City. (See also 2007-232.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Former President Harry S. Truman, attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, chats with several Reserve Officers. Left to right are: Lt. General Herbert B. Powell, Deputy C.G., Continental Army Command; Major General LeRoy Anderson, National Vice President for Army ROA; Harry S. Truman; and an unidentified Major General. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Former President Harry S. Truman, dapper in his formal wear, poses for a photo opportunity while attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents a citation award from the Reserve Officers Association to Lieutenant Colonel T.T. Harris (left), claiming for him "a place in this nation's Minute Man Hall of Fame," while Major General LeRoy Anderson (center) looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Former President Harry S. Truman presents a citation award from the Reserve Officers Association to Franklin L. Orth (left, Deputy to Dewey Short, Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves), claiming for him "a place in this nation's Minute Man Hall of Fame," while Major General LeRoy Anderson (center)looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Former President Harry S. Truman (left) chats with Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves, while Lt. Col. Robert E. Adams (center) looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet at an unknown location. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Former President Harry S. Truman in a three-way handshake with Lt. Col. Raymond Harvey (center), winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
Former President Harry S. Truman in a three-way handshake with Lt. Col. Raymond Harvey (center), winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri