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K !«l f iiijv. - jiia ; dMiJ. immm M swmm. r Wise in policy. Valiant in action. Decisive in leadership The Man from Independence Hariy S. Truman was bom in Lamar, Mo., May 8, 1884, the son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young. As a ehild, Truman li ed all around Missouri, his father ' s job as a li estock trader keeping them on the In 1890, his mother decided that she wanted her children to get a formal education, so the Trumans nuned to Independence. Shortly after graduating from Independence High School in 1901. fortunes turned for the Truman family, .lohn Truman s l ivestock trading business went under, and he lost e erythinii. This forced young Ilari7 to put off plans of attending college. He worked a ariety of jobs, mostly in banking as a clerk. In 1 906, he and his brother moved to the 600-acre family farm near Grand iew. Mo. to help his family manage and operate it. Over the years, he tried several failed business ventures, including an oil drilling operation in which he and his partners namnvly missed one of the biggest pools of oil in Oklahoma. Each time, Truman found himself returning to fanning, and, as he entered his 30s, he felt his options in life were quickly drying up. „ The Bovs of Battery D When the United States entered The Great War in 1 9 1 7, Truman entered the Army and was quickly promoted to first lieutenant. He was assigned to the 129 ' Field Artillery Regiment of the 35 ' Division. Promoted to Captain, Truman found himself in France and in charge of Battery D. The nearly 200-man unit had been a nightmare for the Army, having already scared off three commanders, the last of which put in for a transfer after just 90 days. When Captain Harry came to the battery, he was detennined to restore discipline and respect for authority. His courage and determination paid off, as he led his men through some of the worst fighting of the war
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