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Bell, Bonner R.

President Truman and midshipmen tossing pennies to Tecumseh

President Harry S. Truman joins the midshipmen in tossing pennies to the statue of Tecumseh, the "God of 2.5", at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Left to Right: Midshipman William K. Yates of San Gabriel, California; Midshipman Bonner R. Bell, of Clayton, Missouri; Midshipman Franklin C. Houser, Jacksonville, Florida; Midshipman Judson D. Langston, Tupelo, Mississippi; Press Secretary Charles Ross; President Truman; Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured); and Brigadier General Wallace Graham, White House physician. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.