Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He grew up in the near by town Independence, Missouri, not to far from Kansas City. After his High School graduation, he worked at many different types of jobs, but finally he took over the family farm and had steady work to do. Truman graduated from the University of Kansas City Law School. During World War 2, he was stationed in France to fight. He returned home after we defeated the Germans for the first time, but not to work on the farm. Him and a partner went into business together selling men's clothing. He also got married to Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Walla