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Macready, Gordon (Gordon Nevil), 1891-1956

The Combined Chiefs of Staff Meet at the Potsdam Conference

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.

British Joint Staff Mission Members Receive Medals from President Harry S. Truman

High British Officers of wartime British Joint Staff Mission receive medals from President Harry S. Truman (center in civilian dress). From left to right in the front are Marshal Douglas Colyer, General Sir Gordon N. Macready, President Truman, Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, and Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville. From left to right in the second row are Admiral Williams D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, General George C. Marshall, General Thomas Handy, and General Ira Eaker.