African American soldiers

President Harry S. Truman (center) is shaking hands with U.S. Army Master Sergeant Charles L. McCaha, Cosby, Tennessee, after he presented him the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery shown during battle at Luzon, Philippine Islands on February 7, 1945. The event was held on the White House lawn. Standing to the back left of President Truman is Naval Aide Captain James K. Vardaman and directly behind Truman is Admiral William D. Leahy.

General Landon's "Despedida" Honor Guard march in review at Quarry Heights military base in Panama. All are unidentified.

Unidentified United Nations soldiers in Korea are dipping metal dishes and canteens into modified trash can containers full of steaming water, presumably to clean and sanitize them. From: Gene Putnam

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with Airman Frank Singleton, who was Truman's driver during his visit at Sedalia Air Force Base (now Whiteman Air Force Base) in Missouri.

Stressing the need for interracial solidarity in the post-war world, African-American and white soldiers got together as part of the army's general educational program at a heavy bomber base in Italy. Arranged by Colonel David C. Epps (third from left standing) of Portland, Oregon, the participants heard informal speeches by 2nd Lieutenant Sidney Thompson, Jr, (to right of Epps) of Cleveland, Ohio; S/Sgt. Ernest J. Henderson (second from left sitting in second row) of Springfield, Massachusetts and Sergeant Robert Williams (extreme right, foreground) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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.

An unidentified African-American soldier relaxes in the grass with his gun between his legs during a lull in a battle. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Chaplain George Williams holds a Korean child on his lap, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Five unidentified African-American soldiers are at work in the snow, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Unidentified man walking through African American soldiers at the Palace of Justice, Military Tribunal Number 5, Case 12, Nuremberg, Germany.