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CATEGORIES:Museums and Exhibitions
CREATED:20180731T090307
SUMMARY:"HEROES OR CORPSES": CAPTAIN TRUMAN IN WORLD WAR I
LOCATION:1052
DESCRIPTION:New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library\n“There we were wat
 ching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corps
 es,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlef
 ields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his serv
 ice helped set him on the path to the presidency.\n“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Ca
 ptain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s servic
 e in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal let
 ters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collecti
 on. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/te
 mporary-exhibits/ (http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/mus
 eum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/)\nView the loving cup that members of Batt
 ery D purchased for Captain Truman with money they pooled together followin
 g the war. See Truman’s tack box that was painted over with the new title “
 Captain Harry S. Truman” when he was promoted from lieutenant to captain. R
 ead some of the more than 100 letters that Captain Truman sent to his fianc
 ée Bess while stationed overseas.\nWorld War I helped transform Harry Truma
 n into the man who would one day become one of the most respected president
 s in our nation’s history, and this year only, visitors can view this fasci
 nating story in depth at the Truman Library.\nUpon entry in the National Gu
 ard, Truman was put in command of Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery, 3
 5th Division, an unruly bunch that grew to respect him as he proved his lea
 dership skills.\nThroughout their service together, Captain Truman managed 
 not to lose a single man, even though Battery D braved the largest action i
 n American military history at that point — the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.\nC
 ommemorate the centennial of America’s involvement and Truman’s service in 
 World War I, and view this story of leadership and triumph on display this 
 year only at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.\nThis exhibition is ma
 de possible thanks to the generous support received from members and friend
 s of the Truman Library Institute.\nThe Truman Library would also like to t
 hank the family of Corporal Eugene Donnelly, Marny and John Sherman, for ge
 nerously underwriting the preservation of Harry Truman’s WWI collection.\nT
 he exhibition runs March 10 to December 31, 2018, and entry is included in 
 museum admission and free for Truman Library Institute members.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library</p><p>“There we 
 were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes 
 or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the
  battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and 
 his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.</p><p>“‘Heroes or
  Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Tr
 uman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs,
  personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World W
 ar I collection. <a href="http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-mus
 eum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/">http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.
 org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/</a></p><p>View the l
 oving cup that members of Battery D purchased for Captain Truman with money
  they pooled together following the war. See Truman’s tack box that was pai
 nted over with the new title “Captain Harry S. Truman” when he was promoted
  from lieutenant to captain. Read some of the more than 100 letters that Ca
 ptain Truman sent to his fiancée Bess while stationed overseas.</p><p>World
  War I helped transform Harry Truman into the man who would one day become 
 one of the most respected presidents in our nation’s history, and this year
  only, visitors can view this fascinating story in depth at the Truman Libr
 ary.</p><p>Upon entry in the National Guard, Truman was put in command of B
 attery D of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, an unruly bunch that 
 grew to respect him as he proved his leadership skills.</p><p>Throughout th
 eir service together, Captain Truman managed not to lose a single man, even
  though Battery D braved the largest action in American military history at
  that point — the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.</p><p>Commemorate the centennial
  of America’s involvement and Truman’s service in World War I, and view thi
 s story of leadership and triumph on display this year only at the Harry S.
  Truman Library and Museum.</p><p>This exhibition is made possible thanks t
 o the generous support received from members and friends of the Truman Libr
 ary Institute.</p><p>The Truman Library would also like to thank the family
  of Corporal Eugene Donnelly, Marny and John Sherman, for generously underw
 riting the preservation of Harry Truman’s WWI collection.</p><p>The exhibit
 ion runs March 10 to December 31, 2018, and entry is included in museum adm
 ission and free for Truman Library Institute members.</p>
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