U.S. Army

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center, in civilian suit) greets the driver of his car at Grafenwohr, Germany Airstrip prior to leaving for the United States Army training test of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry. He is followed by Major General Thomas S. Timberman, Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division. All other soldiers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace disembarks from a small plane in the middle of a field at Grafenwohr Airstrip in Grafenwohr, Germany.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) congratulates Joseph W. Bishop, newly appointed Deputy Counselor for the Department of the Army in Secretary Pace's offices at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace speaks into a microphone while addressing the Press at the Elk's Club in Los Angeles, California. His speech was recorded by the Armed Forces Radio Service for distribution by the United States Army.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (third from left) greets a group of officers and others at an airport while on a visit to the Riverbank Ordnance Plant in California. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center foreground) exits an airplane and walks toward an officer to shake his hand at the Riverbank Ordnance Plant in California. All others in photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second row, third from the left), along with a class of soldier trainees, view a demonstration of weapons and supporting operations at the Attack Course at Camp Roberts, California. The trainees are part of an integrated unit, as there are African American soldiers among the trainees. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (standing, right) inspects new jet-powered Helicopter XH-26. Test pilot Lou Hartwig prepares to demonstrate the new helicopter while Congressman Cecil R. King (standing, left) looks on.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center, wearing hat, with hand extended) talks to a crowd at an airport while visiting the Riverbank Ordnance Plant in California.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace meets with members of the Armed Forces Policy Council. First row, left to right: Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball, Deputy Secretary of Defense William C. Foster, Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett, Secretary Pace, and Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter. Back row left to right: Admiral William M. Fechteler, General L. C. Shepherd, Jr., General Omar Bradley, General J. Lawton Collins, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and Colonel G. V. Underwood, Jr.