Military education

Proof portrait of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man standing by a fence rail in an unidentified location. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man standing by a fence rail in an unidentified location. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man seated on a fence rail. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Proof portrait of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

President Harry S. Truman is shown with unidentified Naval officers standing on the steps of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Same as 67-7605. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

Fort Knox UMT trainees visiting a Louisville home. They are singing around a piano. From a red leather bound album of photos of the Fort Knox Experiment. A gift from John M. Devine, Brigadier General, U.S.A.

Universal Military Training trainee reading in his cot before lights out, at Fort Knox. From a red leather bound album of photos of the Fort Knox Experiment, a week in the life of a UMT trainee. A gift from John M. Devine, Brigadier General.

Fort Knox Universal Military Training trainee with a visitor from his hometown. From a red leather bound album of photos of the Fort Knox Experiment. A gift from John M. Devine, Brigadier General.

A mother visiting her son, who is in Universal Military Training at Fort Knox. From a red leather bound album of photos of the Fort Knox Experiment. A gift from John M. Devine, Brigadier General.