Presidential Chronicles

Episode #329: Harry Truman #2: Captain Harry (1914-1919)


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Harry Truman #2: Captain Harry (1914-1919); Topics covered include: World War I, U.S. enters war, enlists, elected a first lieutenant, training at Fort Doniphan, head of the regimental canteen, ships off to Europe, promoted to Captain, placed in charge of Battery D, combat, armistice, demobilization, returns home, and receives Loving Cup from the men of Battery D


Key people include: Karl Klemm, Eddie Jacobson, Martha Truman, Mary Jane Truman, Bess Wallace, Arthur Wilson, Glen Wooldridge, John Pershing, and the men of Company D


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Presidential ChroniclesBy David Fisher