African American soldiers
President Truman shakes hands with members of the military at Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony
President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with members of the military at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House.
Melvin Jasper and Arbrade Posey Stand By the Flag of Their Unit
Sergeant First Class Melvin Jasper and First Lieutenant Arbrade Posey erecting flag of their unit, 715th Truck Company, National Guard of Washington, D. C., in Korea. The "Blair House" sign is the nickname for their units' orderly room.
President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with African American Air Force Sergeant
United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Edward Williams (right) of St. Louis, Missouri, exchanges a handshake with his Commander-in-Chief, President Harry S. Truman (left), at a casual meeting during the President's morning walk. Williams had been a soldier in the Air Force nine years at the time of this photograph. Others in the background are unidentified.
World War II soldiers with captured Nazi flag
Co. brought to this country to tell civilians about the German counter offensive in the Ardennes, and well qualified to do the job, the group shown above, holding a captured Nazi Swastika, will tour the Sixth Service Command, making talks to war workers urging them to increase the output of vital war supplies. Left to right, they are: Sgt. Frederick R. Wheeler, Charleston, S.C.; Sgt. Hugh D. Thompson, Lufkin, Texas; Sgt. Samuel B. Hendrix, Claxton, Ga., 1st Lieut. Walter J. McDowell, Hackensack., N.J.; Capt. James H., Cruickshank, Elizabeth, N.J.; Sgt. James E.