Artillery

President Harry S. Truman posing next to a French 75mm field gun while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Same as 66-1369.

Unidentified men and military officers shown with artillery at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Officers of the 129th Field Artillery at Chateau le Chenay, France, during World War I. Seated, left to right: Major John L. Miles; Lieutenant Colonel Marvin H. Gates; Colonel Emery T. Smith; Major Charles E. Wilson. Second Row, left to right: Captain Wernall T. Paterson; Captain Harry B. Allen; Captain Spencer Salisbury; Captain Harry S. Truman; Captain William D. Lawson, Jr.; Captain Roger T. Sermon. Standing on stairs, left to right: First Lieutenant Ralph E. Crenshaw; First Lieutenant Francis G. Walthew; First Lieutenant Edgar G.

Battery D at Camp Mills, New York. Captain Harry S. Truman is in the front row. Original is oversize.

Identification of people in Battery D photo, number 58-365. Known variances: 2nd Row: The first person is not John P. Curto; it is John J. Higginbotham. 3rd Row: Bugler Cramer is misspelled; his name is Stephen G. Kramer. 4th Row: 24 people are pictured but only 23 names are listed, resulting in a mismatch.

Battery D at Camp Mills, New York. Captain Harry S. Truman is in the front row. Original is oversize.

A French 75mm field gun at Fort Taylor reminds President Harry S. Truman of his World War I days. From the album of the President's second vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

A 57-MM. anti-tank gun is moved into position by South Korean artillerymen. Blistering artillery barrages were reported in advance of American and South Korean troops moving on the enemy.

Tank destroyers, serving as artillery, fire on enemy positions at night in the snow. They are using two types of ammunition, one which has very bright powder flash, and another which has a dull red glow that gives off very little light. Sparsbach area, France.

Officers of First Battalion, 129th Field Artillery, Left to Right: Major J. L. Miles, battalion commander; Captain Keith Dancy - C. O. Battery A; Captain T. S. McGee, C. O. Battery B; Captain Ted Marks, C. O. Battery C. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.