Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (foreground, left) talks with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (right), upon their arrival at Gatow airport, Berlin, Germany, to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (left) shakes hands with Brigadier General John H. Collier, after inspecting troops in Berlin during the Potsdam Conference. Looking on are: John J. McCloy, General George S. Patton, Jr., and Harvey H. Bundy. From Potsdam album, 1945

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (foreground, second from right) walks with General Floyd L. Parks at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany where Mr. Stimson has just arrived to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in leading half-track inspects the 2nd Armored Division in Berlin during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right: Major General Floyd Parks, U. S. Commanding General, Berlin Area; General George S. Patton, Jr., Commanding General, U. S. 3rd Army; Colonel William H. Kyle, aide to Secretary of War Stimson; John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War; Harvey H. Bundy; and Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson stand in a half track as they review the 2nd Armored Division, in Berlin, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander (left), Supreme Commander, Mediterranean, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and Field Marshal Maitland Wilson, Chief of British Staff Mission in Washington are seen in the garden of Stimson's house in the Potsdam Conference area. The Field Marshals were luncheon guests. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman takes the Presidential salute during the playing of the national anthem during the flag raising in Berlin. The "Flag of Liberation" used during the ceremony flew over the Capitol in Washington on December 7, 1941. It was raised in Rome on the day of its liberation on the July 4, 1944. Left to Right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, Jr., President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar N. Bradley. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) bids goodbye to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (left), as Mr. Stimson prepares to leave for Frankfurt, Germany during the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (left) and Colonel William H. Kyle arrive at the Gatow Airport, Berlin, Germany to attend the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right, unidentified, Major General Floyd Parks, Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General George S. Patton, Jr., salute as the 2nd Armored Division band plays "Salute to the General" during a review of the division. From Potsdam album, 1945.