Armed forces officers

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) talks with a group of unidentified men and military officers while he is visiting the American Federation of Labor Industries show in Chicago, Illinois.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) with unidentified officer at the American Federation of Labor Industries Show in Chicago, Illinois.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) views the Armed Forces Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago Illinois with the officer in charge of the Signal exhibit, Captain A. J. Krawchuk. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) presents Secretary of Defense George Marshall (seated, right) with one of the pens he used in signing the proclamation declaring May 19 as Armed Forces Day. Standing, from left to right: Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, General Hoyt Vandenberg, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Air Force Thomas Finletter, and General Omar Bradley, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Soldiers disembark from the United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Over 1,500 soldiers returned to the United States on the ship from combat duty in Korea. A massive crowd of people and United States Army and Navy officers was on hand to greet them upon their arrival. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from right) greets and talks with an unidentified military officer and others while visiting the American Federation of Labor Industries Show in Chicago, Illinois. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) talks with three unidentified officers while visiting the American Federation of Labor Industries Show in Chicago, Illinois.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from right) with an unidentified armed forcers officer and two unidentified women at the American Federation of Labor Industries Show in Chicago, Illinois.

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (fourth from left) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (fifth from left) and his wife, Margaret (third from left, mostly obscured). All other men and women are unidentified.

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (fourth from right) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (third from right) and his wife, Margaret (fifth from right, mostly obscured). All other men and women are unidentified.