Harry S. Truman with Carl R. Gray
President Harry S. Truman (left) met with General Carl R. Gray (right), Administrator of Veterans Affairs, in the White House Office.
The first batch of the G.I. Bill Insurance Checks leaves the Treasury Department for local post offices where they will be held until January 16. Helping load the truck is Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; and Veterans Administration Carl R. Gray, Jr.