Cemeteries

Burial site of Mrs. Martha E. Truman, mother of former President Harry S. Truman. It is in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Two original transparencies came with it.

In Boot Hill, a burying ground for gunmen located in Tombstone, Arizona, is a small cross with an epitaph. It reads "Jack Williams Done His Damndest." President Truman said he would like such an epitaph on his grave jokingly in a press conference. Donor: H. Montgomery, Phoenix Republic.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (foreground, center of front row) accompanied by other unidentified dignitaries visits the cemetery at Remiremont, France, to honor those who died fighting for the town's liberation. General Truman was in Remiremont to participate in the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the liberation from the Germans on September 29, 1944. All others in the crowd are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (foreground, center of front row) accompanied by other unidentified dignitaries visits the cemetery at Remiremont, France to honor those who died fighting for the town's liberation. General Truman was in Remiremont to participate in the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the liberation of the town from the Germans on September 29, 1944. All others in the crowd are unidentified.

Cemetery of part of the 1st Battalion, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, United States Army at Charpentry in France during World War I. From: 35th Division scrapbook

Mausoleums of various architectural styles in North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton