Armed forces officers

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (center) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall. Also pictured is Mrs. Stimson on the left. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Accused war criminal General Tomoyuki Yamashita (center) confers with his defense staff of United States Army Officers through an interpreter during his arraignment before an American Military Commission in Manila. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

New Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson (left) is congratulated by the outgoing Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (right) who has just received the Distinguished Service Medal from President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) In center back is General Jacob L. Devers. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

A group of men and women are seated at a table at the 1946 Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Seated around the table, from left to right: Matthew Connelly, John Steelman, two unidentified men, William Hassett, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, and unidentified woman. Seated at a table in the background, visible to the left of Mr. Hassett, is Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman is standing outside the White House with Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (front row) and their family members. From left to right, front row: Major Everett P. Pope, Private Gino J. Merli, Laurett Graham (niece of Lieutenant Rouh), Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., and Lieutenant Carlton Rouh. Left to right, second row: unknown, General George Marshall, President Truman, General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center) talks to Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan (right center) of Kansas City, Missouri, Chaplain of the U.S. Forces European Theater of Operations, after church services in the conference area in Berlin, Germany. The President is attending the Potsdam Conference and is reunited with his chaplain from World War I. Behind President Truman on the left is Major General Harry Vaughan. On the right is Fred Canfil. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Dignitaries are applauding during Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House: (front row, from left to right) Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. Behind General Arnold is General Omar Bradley. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (sitting) poses with members of his staff (standing, left to right): Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Military Aide Major General Harry Vaughan, and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1

Colonel Harry Vaughan (standing on the right) looks at a book with Vice President Harry S. Truman (seated, left). He received orders to handle military duties for Vice President Truman, after serving as the military liaison officer for the Truman Committee. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly.

George C. Marshall, in the foreground on the left, is sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, in the foreground on the right. Standing behind them, from left to right, are: Senator Arthur Vandenburg, Admiral William Leahy, Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, President Harry S.