Veterans

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Congressman Francis E. Walter (left) and Ray Sawyer (right), National Commander of American Veterans of World War II. President Truman signed the AMVETS of World War II bill, granting them a government charter.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right), and others, reviewing a 35th Division Parade in Kansas City, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and World War II Veterans. President Truman is holding an invitation to attend the National Convention of Disabled American Veterans in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the group include: Senator Pat McCarran (third from the right); Congressman Charles H. Russell; Commander Lloyd Olson, Disabled American Veterans; Vivian Corbley, National Adjutant, Disabled American Veterans; Jack Walsh; John Sullivan, National Legislative Director of Disabled American Veterans; and John Henry Feller, Vice President for Public Relations, Disabled American Veterans.

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a bust from the American Legion. Presenting the bust to President Truman is Paul H. Griffith (center), the National Commander of the American Legion and the sculptor Charles Keck (right).

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Ercil Mabe, World War II veteran of Star, North Carolina, at the Garden Party for War Veterans on the White House grounds. Standing next to President Truman is Rear Admiral James Foskett.

President Harry S. Truman (in light suit) poses with a bowling ball with Gerald A. Kopp (seated in wheelchair, left), Gordon W. Scott (seated in wheelchair, center), and Leo L. Ladouceur (seated in wheelchair, right) in the White House Bowling Alley. The men are winners in the ten pin bowling competition sponsored by the Bowlers Victory Legion and held within the Veterans Administration Paraplegic Centers. In the background, second from right, is Press Secretary Charles Ross.

President Harry S. Truman (in light suit) watches Gerald A. Kopp (left) and Leo L. Ladouceur (right) as they bowl in the White House Bowling Alley. The men, along with Gordon W. Scott (center) are winners in the ten pin bowling competition sponsored by the Bowlers Victory Legion and held within the Veterans Administration Paraplegic Centers. In the background, third from the left, is Press Secretary Charles Ross.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) with representatives from the Jewish War Veterans group on the steps of the White House. Others in the photo are not identified.

Former President Harry S. Truman attending Battery D 36th Anniversary meeting at Muehlebach Brewing Company, Cypress Room. Mr. Truman is likely the fifth person from the left in the back row.

Autographed portrait of Theodore A. Pendland, Commander-in-chief, Grand Army of the Republic.