Armories

President Harry S. Truman (center, dark suit), with Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves (right) stands in front of a group of unidentified officers at the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri, where he is to dedicate the new building. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army

A group of Army officers offers a salute to President Harry S. Truman as they pose for photo opportunity (President Truman is center, dark suit). The officers are unidentified except for Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves on the right. The President is to dedicate the new Organized Reserve Corps Armory at 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army.

Surrounded by photographers, President Harry S. Truman (front, dark suit), with Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves at right, poses for a photo with a group of unidentified officers standing at attention and saluting. The President is to dedicate the new Organized Reserve Corps Armory at 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army.

President Harry S. Truman (center, dark suit), surrounded by unidentified Army officers and civilians, holds onto the arm of Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves, who is escorting him to the dedication of the new Organized Reserve Corps Armory at 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association, U.S. Army.

President Harry S. Truman (center, dark suit), surrounded by unidentified officers and civilians, holds onto the arm of Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves, who is escorting him to the dedication of the new Organized Reserve Corps Armory at 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association.

President Harry S. Truman (left) walks with Brigadier General R. Dinwiddie Groves on their way to the Organized Reserve Corps Armory at 1600 Central, Kansas City, Missouri, where the President is scheduled to dedicate the new building. (See also 77-1715 and 1716.) From: Reserve Officers Association.

World War I soldiers at the entrance to the old armory in Monaco. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.