Truman, Louis W. Papers

Dates: 1958-1965

Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, 1958-1960; Deputy Commanding General, Continental Army Command, 1962-1963, Commanding General, VII Corps, 1963-1965

The papers of Louis W. Truman consist of newspaper articles, certificates, correspondence, and photographs concerning Truman’s career in the United States Army. These items were originally compiled in three scrapbooks and a photo album.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Size: 10 linear inches (approximately 1,000 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government his copyrights in any unpublished materials in this collection. Documents created by U.S. government officials in the course of their duties are in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Kamera Moore (2010).


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1908 ( June 20)

 

Born, Kansas City, Missouri

1932

 

B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point

1932-1967

 

Officer, U.S. Army, rising to rank of Lt. General

1934 ( June 24)

 

Married Margaret Stevenson

1941-1942

 

Aide to the Commanding General, Hawaiian Department

1944-1945

 

Chief of Staff, 84th Infantry Division

1949

 

Graduated from the National War College

1952-1953

 

Commanding Officer, 223rd Infantry

1953

 

Assistant Commander, 2nd Infantry Division

1953-1955

 

Deputy Commanding General, 3rd Army

1955-1956

 

Assistant Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Allied Forces in Southern Europe, Naples, Italy

1956-1958

 

Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Pakistan

1958-1960

 

Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington

1960-1962

 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters, Continental Army Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia

1962-1963

 

Deputy Commanding General, Continental Army Command

1963-1965

 

Commanding General, VII Corps, Stuttgart, Germany

1965-1967

 

Commanding General, 3rd Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia

1967 ( August 1)

 

Retired from the U.S. Army

2004 (December 2)

 

Died, Atlanta, Georgia

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Papers of Louis W. Truman document part of the military career of President Harry S. Truman’s second cousin. They are arranged in one series, a Chronological File, and consist of newspaper articles, certificates, correspondence, and photographs that were originally compiled in three scrapbooks and a photo album. These materials document General Truman’s activities as Commander of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington (1958-1960); as Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia (1962-1963); as head of a special U.S. military mission to the Congo (December 1962); and as Commanding General at the VII Corps at Stuttgart, Germany (1963-1965).

Related collections at the Truman Library include the General Louis W. Truman Oral History Interview and the Flavius B. Freeman Oral History Interview.

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Container Nos.

 

Series

1

  CHRONOLOGICAL FILE, 1958-1965
Newspaper articles, photographs, certificates, and congratulatory correspondence. Arranged chronologically.
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FOLDER TITLE LIST

CHRONOLOGICAL FILE, 1958-1965

Box 1

  • Scrapbook—Major General Louis W. Truman, Ft. Lewis, Washington, August 1958-July 1960 [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook—Major General Louis W. Truman, Ft. Lewis, Washington, August 1958-July 1960 [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook—Lt. General Louis W. Truman, Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Continental Army Command, Ft. Monroe, Virginia, 1962
  • Scrapbook—U.S. Mission to the Congo Headed by Lt. General Louis W. Truman, December 1962
  • Photo Album—Lt. General Louis W. Truman, Commander of U.S. 7th Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, 1963-1965 [1 of 3]

Box 2

  • Photo Album—Lt. General Louis W. Truman, Commander of U.S. 7th Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, 1963-1965 [2 of 3]
  • Photo Album—Lt. General Louis W. Truman, Commander of U.S. 7th Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, 1963-1965 [3 of 3]
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