Melby, John F. (John Fremont), 1913-1992

Members of the Melby-Erskine Mission to Southeast Asia were honored with dinner at an undetermined location. John F. Melby is second from left, facing camera. Others are unidentified.

Melby-Erskine Mission to Southeast Asia in an unknown location. Ambassador Donald R. Heath is on the left. Man in center is unidentified. John F. Melby on right.

Members of the Melby-Erskine Mission in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. John F. Melby is walking on the left. General Graves B. Erskine is standing by the railing, second from left. Others are unidentified.

John F. Melby is walking on the right in front of the group from the Melby-Erskine Mission in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Others are unidentified.

Alpha Iota Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity of Illinois Wesleyan University. John F. Melby is shown in the sixth row, third from left.

Formal visit to the Government House in Singapore made by the United States Military Survey Mission. Left to right: Ambassador John F. Melby, Governor Sir Franklin Gimson, General Graves B, Erskine and Consul-General W. R. Langdon.

Consul-General William R. Langdon, second from left, and John F. Melby at Kallang Airport. Others are unidentified. Mr. Melby was in Singapore with the Melby Erskine Mission delegation.

The Melby Erskine Mission arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam. Donald R. Heath is center front, walking toward camera. John F. Melby is standing on right. General Graves B. Erskine is partially visible to Mr. Melby's right. A man believed to be the Governor of North Vietnam is on the left side leaning forward. Others are unidentified. Reportage No. T-578, Photo No. 17.

The Melby Erskine Mission arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam. The man on far left is believed to be His Majesty's Vice Consul. John F. Melby and Donald R. Heath are in center. The man on the right is believed to be the Governor of North Vietnam. The man with his back to the camera is unidentified. Reportage No. T-578, Photo No. 22.

The Melby Erskine Mission is greeted upon arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam. John F. Melby is facing forward. Donald R. Heath is behind Mr. Melby. The man believed to be the Governor of North Vietnam is on Mr. Heath's left. General Graves B. Erskine on right. Others are unidentified. Reportage No. T-578, Photo No. 17.