Airmen

Standing by the stairs under the wing of The Independence, President Harry S. Truman converses with Col. Francis W. Williams, Pilot, prior to boarding. From: Francis W. Williams Papers.

Francis W. Williams, pilot of the presidential plane, The Independence, sitting in the cockpit.

Grave of an American aviator shot down by the Germans in France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War One and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) signs an unidentified document while seated in a lounge with Air Force Col. John A. Riffle (right) and two other unidentified Air Force officers. Donor: Col. John A. Riffle.

Col. John A. Riffle, Chairman, Richards-Gebaur Base Community Council, presents Airman First Class Gerald L. Ingram with a certificate naming him as Airman of the Year for 1963 at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence. Left to right are: Col. Riffle, A1C Ingram, former President Truman, Mrs. Beverly Ingram, and two unidentified men. The party met with the former President and were taken on a tour of the Library by Milton Perry, Curator (not pictured). From: Col. John A. Riffle.

Two unidentified pilots who work aboard President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Sacred Cow.

Partial view of the head table at a lunch at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Belton, Missouri, honoring Airman 1st Class Gerald L. Ingram as Airman of the Year for 1963. Of those who can be identified are Mayor H. Roe Bartle (4th from left), Kansas City, Col. John A. Riffle (3rd from right), and A1C Ingram (partial right). (See also 2007-100 thru 103.) From: Col. John A. Riffle.

Col. John A. Riffle (left) stands at the podium at the head table during a lunch honoring Airman First Class Gerald L. Ingram (2nd from left) as Airman of the Year for 1963 at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri. On Ingram's left is his wife, Beverly. Others in the photo are unidentified. (See also 2007-100 thru 103.) From: Col. John A. Riffle.

Airman First Class Gerald L. Ingram (center) receives a box of cigars from Col. John A. Riffle (left) at a lunch held at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri, honoring him as Airman of the Year for 1963. Ingram's wife, Beverly, is on the right. (See also 2007-100 thru 103.) From: Col. John A. Riffle.

Airman First Class Gerald L. Ingram receives a gift from an unidentified man (left) at a lunch held at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri, honoring him as Airman of the Year for 1963 at Richards-Gebaur Air Base. Left to right are: Col. John A. Riffle; unidentified; A1C Gerald L. Ingram, and Mrs. Beverly Ingram. (See also 2007-100 thru 103.) From: Col. John A. Riffle.