African American soldiers

United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Edward Williams (right) of St. Louis, Missouri, exchanges a handshake with his Commander-in-Chief, President Harry S. Truman (left), at a casual meeting during the President's morning walk. Williams had been a soldier in the Air Force nine years at the time of this photograph. Others in the background are unidentified.

An unidentified African-American soldier relaxes in the grass with his gun between his legs during a lull in a battle. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Chaplain George Williams holds a Korean child on his lap, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Five unidentified African-American soldiers are at work in the snow, somewhere in Korea during the Korean War. This is from an album of photos of a visit by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to the Far Eastern Theater.

Unidentified man walking through African American soldiers at the Palace of Justice, Military Tribunal Number 5, Case 12, Nuremberg, Germany.

Secretary of Army Frank Pace (left) speaks to a group of unidentified soldier trainees at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) visits with Corporal Jack W. Mitchell (right) at Letterman Army Hospital at Fort Mason, California.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) greets unidentified troops debarking from a transport at Fort Mason, California.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center right) inspecting the Tenth Corps Honor Guard at Hongcheon, Korea. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left, behind desk) meeting with outstanding members of the 82nd Airborne Division in his office at the Pentagon. All other are unidentified.