Ismay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, Baron, 1887-1965

Taking a part in the Combined Chiefs of Staff discussions at the Potsdam Conference in Germany are, left to right: Marshal of the Royal Air Forces Sir Charles Portal, General Sir Hastings Ismay, and General L. C. Hollis. From Potsdam album, 1945

Aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg, from left to right, seated: Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, John W. Snyder, and Robert Lovett. Standing, left to right: Walter Gifford, Omar N. Bradley, Sir Oliver Franks, Lord Cherwell, Lord Hastings L. Ismay, and W. Averell Harriman. They are on board the presidential yacht for a conference.

President Harry S. Truman meets with a delegation of officials from Great Britain on board the presidential yacht, the USS Williamsburg. Standing, from left to right: Ambassador Walter S. Gifford, General Omar Nelson Bradley, Sir Oliver Franks, Lord F. A. Cherwell, Lord Hastings Ismay, and W. Averell Harriman. Seated, from left to right: Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, and Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett.

British officials attend the Quebec Conference. From left to right: Major General L. C. Hollis, Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee; Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral of the Fleet; Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke; Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Portal; and General Sir Hastings Ismay, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defense.

British and United States military officials discuss strategy at the Quebec Conference. Among those that can be identified are General George Marshall (fourth from left), Admiral William Leahy (sixth from left), Admiral Ernest King (seventh from left) and General Sir Hastings Ismay (fourth from right). All others are unidentified.

The Combined Chiefs of Staff meet on the fourth day of the Potsdam Conference. Clockwise, left to right: Major General Lauris Norstad; General Henry H. Arnold; General George C. Marshall; Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland (mostly obscured); Admiral William D. Leahy; Admiral Ernest J. King; Vice-Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr.; General Brehon B. Somervell; Rear Admiral Howard A. Flanigan; Captain Charles J.

Aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg, from left to right, seated: Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, and Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett. Standing, left to right: Walter Gifford, General Omar N. Bradley, Sir Oliver Franks, Lord Cherwell, Lord Hastings L. Ismay, and W. Averell Harriman. They are on board the presidential yacht for a conference.