Airplanes, Military

United States Army General J. Lawton Collins (second from right) greets unidentified armed forces officers after he exits a plane at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. With him is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (behind Collins in civilian hat, mostly obscured).

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and General J. Lawton Collins (second from left) stand at attention with unidentified armed forces officers at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Behind them is a Military Air Transport Service airplane. All other soldiers are unidentified.

The sixteen-man Japanese delegation disembark from a C-54 transport plane after a flight from Ie Shima, Japan. The Japanese delegation was in Manila, Philippines to negotiate the terms of the Japanese surrender to end World War II. The delegation was greeted by Major General Charles A. Willoughby (far right). All others are unidentified.

The sixteen members of the Japanese delegation disembarking from a C-54 transport plan after a flight from Ie Shima to Nichols Field, Manila, Philippines. They are greeted by Major General Charles A. Willoughby from General Douglas MacArthur's staff. They came to Manila to negotiate the Japanese Surrender Agreement. This photograph was given to Colonel Westray B. Boyce during her tour of the Pacific Theatre during the Fall of 1945.

L-5 Liaison planes are parked at the Grace Park Airfield, Manila, Philippines.

Unidentified pilots and ground crew members are standing in front of airplanes at Grace Park Cub Strip, General Headquarters, Manila, Philippines.

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.

Photograph of Colonel Westray Battle Boyce's plane as it takes off from Grace Park Cub Strip Manila, Philippines. Colonel Boyce was on a tour of WAC areas in northern Luzon, Philippines.

Photograph of Colonel Westray Battle Boyce's plane as it takes off from Grace Park Cub Strip Manila, Philippines. Colonel Boyce was on a tour of WAC areas in northern Luzon, Philippines.

From left to right, Lieutenant Colonel Mira Galloway, Colonel Westray Battle Boyce, Dr. Marion Kenworthy, Major Francis Clements are posing for a photograph prior to departing on the inspection tour of WAC areas in Northern Luzon, Philippines.