U.S. Army

Secretary Pace waves good-bye to Admiral Carney and Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe staff members just before taking off in his Military Air Transport Service Special Air Mission plane, following his visit with the U.S. Admiral in Rome, Italy.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (in center group, on right) gives a press conference for reporters following his conference with Italian Minister Randolfo Pacciardi at Ischia, Italy. Captain C.G. Duffy United States Navy, Public Information Officer of Headquarters, Allied Forces, Southern Europe (HAFSE), and Major General James M. Gavin, United States Army, HAFSE Chief of Staff, attended the brief interview as did General Efisio Marras, Italian Chief of the General Staff. All others are unidentified.

Following his arrival in Naples, Italy, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, in civilian suit) inspects the Italian Air Force Honor Guard at the Capodichino Airport. With him is Admiral Robert Carney (right). Secretary Pace inspected the troops before proceeding to the port where he boarded a boat for the Island of Ischia to confer with Italian Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace presents Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense, the scroll for Appreciation for Services rendered.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) presents the Certificate of Exceptional Civilian Service to Archibald S. Alexander, former Assistant Secretary of the Army (right) during a brief ceremony in the Office of the Secretary of the Army in the Pentagon.

Admiral Robert B. Carney, United States Navy, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe, (right) greets Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) on his arrival at Capodichino Airport, Naples, Italy, to visit with the U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commander and Italian minister of Defense Randolfo Pacciardi (not pictured). Others in background are unidentified.

Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense, bids farewell to top members of the Army in the Pentagon after being presented with the scroll for Appreciation for Services rendered. Left to right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Under Secretary of the Army Earl D. Johnson, Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of the Army Fred Korth, General J. Lawton Collins, General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Lieutenant General A.C. McAuliffe.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) says a few words of greeting over the radio at Naples, Italy upon his arrival by Military Air Transport Service airplane for high-level conferences with American and Italian officials. With him is United States Navy Admiral Robert Carney (right), Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in Southern Europe. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (front row, fifth from right) is pictured in his office with civilian and Army officials and close friends during a farewell party in the office of the Secretary of the Army in the Pentagon. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) presents the Certificate of exceptional Civilian Service to Earl D. Johnson, Under Secretary of the Army (right) during a brief ceremony in the office of the Secretary of the Army in the Pentagon.