Armed forces officers

President Harry S. Truman signing a proclamation making August 1st Army Air Force Day. Left-Right: General Jimmy Doolittle (seated), President of the Air Force Association; Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (standing), Deputy Commander Army Air Force; President Truman (seated); Major General Lauris Norstad (standing), Director of Plans and Operations, War Department, General Staff; Stuart Symington (seated), Assistant Secretary of War for Air.

Harry S. Truman (center) shaking hands with Major General Philip B. Fleming at the opening of the President's Second Highway Safety Conference at the Department of Interior. The man on the left is unidentified. Similar to 66-3022.

Lt. Frank Luke, the Phoenix, Arizona flier who is running Lt. Eddie Rickenbacker a spirited race for the honor of being called the "ACE" of the American fliers overseas. His particular specialty is destroying German Observation balloons. Lt. Luke brought down three German observation balloons in thirty five minutes. Shortly after this he was brought down by a German anti-aircraft gun. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

General Ferdinand Foch and General John Pershing during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

Major William J. Donovan being decorated by a French officer. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

American officers at Lafayette's tomb laying wreath. General John J. Pershing is third from the left; General Ferdinand Foch is at the right. Others are unidentified. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

General Pershing at a desk during World War One. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

Portrait of Brigadier General Robert B. Landry, U.S. Air Force. The photograph is autographed as follows: "To the crew of 'The Independence,' an outstanding group of men and a great team, from their friend, Robert Landry. Sept. 1951." The Independence refers to the presidential airplane. From: Francis W. Williams Papers.

General Harry Vaughan (partially obscured), Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman and others stand at the rear of a train during Winston Churchill's visit to Fulton, Missouri where Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech.

At the White House in Washington, D.C., General Dwight D. Eisenhower met with President Truman in a highly-secret conference on military affairs and the speed-up of Western European re-armament. The General said he has no presidential aspirations "just now." (Similar to 78-569). This is a 14" x 16" oversize photo on heavy card stock. From: Office of President Truman.