U.S. Air Force

Military officers participate in the presentation of Governor Goodwin Knight trophy at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. All are unidentified.

Major General Roy H. Lynn (left) arrives at Hamilton Air Force Base in California where he is greeted by Major General Robert Landry (right).

President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador Leaves Albrook Air Force Base in Panama aboard Constellation 8608 headed towards the United States for his official visit. From left: Brigadier General Emil Kiel, Lieutenant General William Morris, President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Paul Daniels, and Ecuadorian Ambassador to Panama Sixto E. Duran-Ballen.

President Galo Plaza Lasso (left) of Ecuador arrives at Albrook Air Force Base in Panama en route to the United States for an official visit. Here is seen greeted by Brigadier General Emil Kiel, Commanding General of the Caribbean Air Command. Fifth from the left is General Robert Landry. All others in photograph are unidentified. In the background is President Harry S. Truman's airplane, the Independence.

From left to right, General Robert Landry, Brigadier General Emil Kiel, Commanding General of the Caribbean Air Command, and President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone for an unscheduled layover due to engine trouble of the Independence. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, with binoculars) walks past a fleet of Greyhound buses. Walking beside him are General Robert Landry (second from left) and Colonel David Schilling (third from left). Walking in the row behind President Truman are Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium, right) greets President Romulo Gallegos (at podium, left) of the United States of Venezuela upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing behind the podium are Captain Robert Dennison (in white) and General Harry Vaughan (beside Dennison). Photographers (right) take pictures of President Gallegos as he addresses the reporters. Behind them is the presidential plane, the Independence. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right) greets President Romulo Gallegos (front row, left) of the United States of Venezuela upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. General Harry Vaughan and Captain Robert L. Dennison are right of President Truman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) presents the Distinguished Service Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster) to General Carl Spaatz (foreground, center), United States Air Force, for exceptionally notorious and distinguished service as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Standing from left to right behind the President and General Spaatz are: General Robert Landry, unidentified military officer, Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, Mrs. Spaatz and family, Secretary of Air Force Stuart Symington, Admiral William D. Leahy, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and General Omar N. Bradley.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) awards the Distinguished Service Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster) to General Carl Spaatz, United States Air Force (foreground, center). Left to right: Mrs. Spaatz and family, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, Admiral William D. Leahy, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and General Omar N. Bradley. All others are unidentified.