Airmen

Major General Louis W. Truman (center) is briefed on his flight on a F-100-F Super Sabre at McChord Air Force Base in Washington State. Major Eusido Arriago (right) and Major Fred Welch (left) explain the flight to Major General Truman.

Major Eusido Arriago (left), Major Fred Welch (second left), and Captain Kenneth Ohman (right) help fit Major General Louis W. Truman (second right) with his parachute before the general takes flight in an F-100-F Super Sabre.

Major General Louis W. Truman (center) gets set for a ride in an F-1000-F Jet at McChord Air Force Base. Major Eusido Arriago (left) and Major Fred Welch (right) help to prepare Major General Truman for his flight.

Crowd gathered at a Harry S. Truman Library hallway for a book signing by Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Mr. Tibbets is not visible in the photo. Donor: Ed Ireland.

Unidentified members of the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society attending a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Library. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., is the speaker (not visible). Donor: Ed Ireland.

Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, speaks at the Harry S. Truman Library. He (center) is addressing the crowd at the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society program. Later he attended a book signing in the museum. Representatives of Whiteman Air Force Base are in the background, as are members of the American Legion Band, who performed earlier. Donor: Ed Ireland.

Distance view of the crowd at the Harry S. Truman Library listening to Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. He spoke at the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society program. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. is visible in the center of the photo. Others are unidentified. Donor: Ed Ireland.

Sons of the American Revolution in flag raising ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Library. The ceremony is the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society program featuring Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot who flew the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Donor: Ed Ireland.

The Sons of the American Revolution raise the flag at the Harry S. Truman Library for the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society program, which featured Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the airplane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Military men from Whiteman Air Force Base stand at attention. Donor: Ed Ireland. Donor: Ed Ireland.

The Sons of the American Revolution raise the flag at the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society program, which featured Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the airplane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Military men from Whiteman Air Force Base stand at attention. Donor: Ed Ireland.