Chaplains, Military

General Charles E. Brown, Jr., Chief of the Chaplain's Corps, (center) is welcomed by two unidentified officers during his visit to VII Corps Headquarters. Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left) looks on.

General Charles E. Brown, Jr. (left), Chief of Chaplains, and Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) salute the colors during the Honor Ceremony welcoming General Brown to VII Corps Kelley Barracks, Stutt-Moehringen, Germany. Others in the background are unidentified.

Left to right: Unidentified man, former President Harry S. Truman, and Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan at a reunion of the 35th Division in Kansas City, Missouri. Father Tiernan was chaplain in the 35th Division. From: Truman Wing.

Post Chaplain, Colonel Edwin L. Kirtley (left) receives the Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant from Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis, Washington Commander (right). Chaplain Kirtley was leaving for service in Korea and was being recognized for development of a spiritual program that aroused great enthusiasm on the post.

Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; Private Alvin J. Cilick, Jewish Chaplain's Assistant; and Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen of McChord Air Force Base during a Jewish Passover Seder at the Officer's Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen; Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; and Betty Ellenbogen during a Jewish Passover Seder at the Officer's Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis commander; Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ellenbogen, base chaplain at McChord Air Force Base; and Mr. Philip Posner, area director of the National Jewish Welfare Board, during a Jewish Passover Seder held in the Officers' Beach Club at Fort Lewis, Washington.

President Harry S. Truman greets Col. L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain to U. S. forces in the European Theatre, and some of the soldiers who also attended Catholic services held in the U. S. Compound of the Berlin conference area. Col. Tiernan was Chaplain of President Truman's World War I unit. The photo is autographed (copy) as follows: "Highest regards to my favorite Chaplain, Col. L. Curtis Tiernan, Harry S. Truman." (Similar to 66-3451, 64-48, and 63-1455-48). From: Jack Denzer.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center of main table on right) attends a banquet at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. The date and event are unknown. Fourth on Truman's right is Col. L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain to the U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. The others are unidentified. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

View of Table 2 and the head table at a banquet held at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. Former President Harry S. Truman is sitting at the center of the head table, and fourth from his right is Col. L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain to the U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. The others are unidentified, and the event and date are unknown. (See also oversize photo 2007-212.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.