Veterans

Portrait of 35th Division Association President Neal D. Williams. Donor: Mrs. Ralph Truman.

Portrait of the 35th Division Association President Charles I. Martin. Donor: Mrs. Ralph Truman.

A portrait of 35th Division Association President Edmund J. McMahon. Donor: Mrs. Ralph Truman.

A group of Civil War soldiers gather for a reunion. All are unidentified. From the Jackson County Historical Society

Veterans of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, former President Harry S. Truman's unit in World War I, stand with a French 75 mm artillery piece that was donated to the Truman Library. From left to right: Unidentified, Edward P. Meisburger, Glenn B. Woods, Judge Albert A. Ridge, Tom O'Hare, John T. Naulty, M. J. Flynn, Fred Cunningham, T. Woods, Francis G. McGowan, Frank J. Spina, Eugene Donnelly, C. J. Sampson, Carl A. Hamma, Henry Hortsman, Ralph W. Taylor, and Francis J. Yeager.

Veterans of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, former President Harry S. Truman's unit in World War I, stand with a French 75 mm artillery piece that was donated to the Truman Library. From left to right: unidentified, John T. Naulty, Glenn B. Woods, Eugene Donnelly, Tom O'Hare, Edward P. Meisburger, M. J. Flynn, Ralph W. Taylor, S. E. Woods, E. V. Stuart, Francis G. McGowan, Fred Cunningham, Frank J. Spina, Frances J. Yeager, and Henry Hortsman.

Battery D Reunion at the Ambassador Hotel, in Kansas City. This photo is signed in the corner by Senator Harry S. Truman "Best wishes, Harry S. Truman." Original photograph is filed in autographed photo file. This picture was in a photo album of Battery D at the inauguration in 1949, a gift of Frank Kuntz.

Identified as Catholic Church affiliated Knights of Columbus Secretary Henry Wolfe shown handing out what appears to be cigarettes to two men. The man on the far right is wearing what is probably a World War I uniform and is holding an American flag. An American Legion event/gathering is being held in Paris, France at this time. Mr. Wolfe is wearing a Knights of Columbus armband. This photograph is part of a group associated with the Knights of Columbus activities taking place in Paris during this American Legion event. The date is believed to be fall, 1927.

View includes Catholic Church affiliated Knights of Columbus auxiliary member Mrs. Henry Wolfe greeting and handing out cigarettes to an unidentified man. He is probably a World War I veteran and is attending an American Legion event being held in France at the time. Mrs. Wolfe is wearing a Knights of Columbus armband. This photograph is part of a group associated with the Knights of Columbus activities taking place in Paris during this American Legion event. The date is believed to be fall, 1927.

Knights of Columbus auxiliary secretary Mrs. Ferlin, wife of Charles R. Ferlin who was staff correspondent of the United Press of America, is shown on the right. She is meeting attendees of the American Legion 9th National Convention held in Paris, France. This photograph was taken in Cherbourg, France, where the ships arrived. This photograph is part of a group associated with the Knights of Columbus activities taking place in France during this American Legion event. The date is September, 1927.