Military cadets

Portrait of Edward D. McKim, Jr. in uniform of Missouri Military Academy (Mexico, Missouri), "Senator Truman With Best Regards". Edward D. McKim, Sr. was a World War I, Battery D friend of Harry S. Truman.

Cadets of the United States Military Academy march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

The Cadet Color Guard of the United States Military Academy march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

The midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

The cadets of the United States Military Academy march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

The United States Military Academy Band marches in the 1949 Inaugural Parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

Members of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Corps of Cadets march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute march in the 1949 Inaugural parade. All are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower as West Point cadet, 1911-1915. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. This photo is from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library.

Douglas MacArthur as West Point cadet, 1899-1903. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. MacArthur Memorial, West Point, Ph 1997.