Richard Beckman

View of Basle, Switzerland taken as part of a United States leave-action trip to Switzerland.

Richard Beckman attends the G.I. Olympics held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium in post-war Berlin, Germany during occupation. All are unidentified.

This is a view of the courtyard at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The floral star in the center of the courtyard was described as red by Richard Beckman.

This is a view of the courtyard at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The floral star in the center of the courtyard was described as red by Richard Beckman.

This is a view of President Harry S. Truman's dining room during his stay at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

This is a view of President Harry S. Truman's parlor at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

The Potsdam Conference held at Cecilienhof, near Potsdam, Germany. Sitting (from left): British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and behind: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

This is a view of the bedroom that was part of President Harry S. Truman suite at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The Potsdam Conference meetings took place at Cecilienhof.

This is a view of the backside of the home that Richard Beckman stayed in while stationed in Berlin, Germany. Richard Beckman was an agent, for the Criminal Investigation Division, United States Army, assigned to protect President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.

This is a south side view of a home in Berlin, Germany where members of the Criminal Investigation Division lived while stationed in Berlin for the Potsdam Conference.