Veterans

Former President Harry S. Truman riding in the back seat of an automobile during a 35th Division Reunion parade in Little Rock, Arkansas. Others in the car are unidentified. Donor: Ralph P. Greathouse, N. Little Rock, Arkansas

President Harry S. Truman (in front of car in dark suit) marches in a parade with the 35th Division reunion in Kansas City, Missouri. Frank E. Spina is on the far left. The others are unidentified. The photo is autographed: "The Presidents Truman barber. Frank E. Spina. To My Friend Loeb." Same as 67-3987 except autographed.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) pays a visit to an old WWI Army buddy, Walter G. "Tuffy" Slagle at the Veteran's Hospital in Syracuse, New York. Mr. Slagle was a former lieutenant in the 35th Division. From: Walter G. Slagle

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a fellow Battery "D" veteran (unidentified) during the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Dedication. Photo from Joseph Jaeger, Missouri State Park Board.

Seven veterans of Battery D, 35th Division, in a group photograph taken at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. They are gathered for a reception to celebrate the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. C.J. "Sox" Sampson (center) is the only person identified. See also 59-1628-18. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Veterans of the 35th Division in a group photograph taken at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. The date is not known. Those who can be identified are Frank Spina (kneeling - right), Harry Groff (standing - far right), and Jack O'Sullivan (2nd from right - first row). From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Unidentified veterans of Battery D at a dinner to mark the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. The pattern on the China indicates that it takes place at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. See 2005-296 and 297. Same as 59-1628-27. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Unidentified veterans of Battery D, 35th Division, attend a reception celebrating the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. The pattern on the china indicates that it takes place at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. See 2005-296 and 298. Same as 59-1628-30. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Group of Battery D members seated at a table during a reception the day of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. Seated second from the left is L. Curtis Tiernan, chaplain of Battery D. Seated third from the right is Harry Vaughan, former Military Aide to President Truman. The others are unidentified. (See 2005-297 and 298.) The china pattern in the photo is that used by the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. See also 59-1628-23. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

Battery D members prepare to board a bus from a reception to the dedication of the Truman Library. Same as 59-1628-01. From: Conrad Smith (from an album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")