Truman is Awarded an Armed Forces Reserve Medal
A serious President Harry S. Truman (right) looks down at the medal Brig. General Fred W. Warren has just pinned on his coat in a White House Rose Garden ceremony today. The decoration, with two clusters, is the first Armed Forces Reserve Officers Medal. Truman retired as a reserve officer last year after holding the rank of Captain for 30 years. Brig. General Warren, of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, is Vice President of the Army Reserve Officers Association. Major General Harry Vaughan (rear) is the President's military aide. From: Houston Post.