Airmen

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (left) is sitting in the L-5 Liaison plane with her pilot First Officer Don Merrifield (right). Colonel Boyce was about to depart on a tour of WAC areas in Northern Luzon, Philippines.

First Officer Don G. Merrifield of Minneapolis, Minnesota (left), shows Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (center) a map that shows the area that they will fly over on their inspection tour of the Philippines. Lieutenant A. E. Wilson (right) of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer General Headquarters looks on.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (dark suit in foreground), after exiting his airplane, was given a nineteen gun salute on his arrival at Sherman Air Force Base. Soldiers, airmen, and all others are unidentified.

(L-R) United States Air Force General Jacob Smart, Lieutenant General William Quinn, Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman and Major General Alexander D. Surles pose for a group photograph during General Smart's visit to the 24th Infantry Division.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (third from left) sits with Air Force General Jacob Smart (front row, third from right), Lieutenant General William Quinn (second from right), and other unidentified officers during General Smart's visit to the 24th Infantry Division.

Following his arrival in Naples, Italy, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, in civilian suit) inspects the Italian Air Force Honor Guard at the Capodichino Airport. With him is Admiral Robert Carney (right). Secretary Pace inspected the troops before proceeding to the port where he boarded a boat for the Island of Ischia to confer with Italian Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from right) talking to unidentified airmen off of the USNS General Sultan. Man on the right is also unidentified.

Image of an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACSS) aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation with unidentified crew members nearby.

The United States Air Force Band, led by George E. Howard, performed at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949. The are posed at an airfield between two airplanes. All are unidentified.

Conductor Lieutenant Colonel George S. Howard directed the United States Air Force Band during a performance at the Inaugural Gala held January 19, 1949.