African American soldiers

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center), VII Corps Commander, is honored during is visit to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. All other soldiers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (fourth from left in front row) poses with other members of the 35th Artillery Group during a mass reenlistment ceremony held at VII Corps Headquarters, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. All other soldiers and officers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) visits an African-American solider who is a patient at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, California. Two doctors standing on the left and right are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, right, rides in a jeep to visit the Third Army Area at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Pace is accompanied by three other officers and a second jeep following behind his. Pace's jeep is driven by an African-American soldier. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, left, shakes hands with an unidentified African-American soldier at the Third Army area at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Others in the background are also unidentified.

Scene of soldiers and military vehicles taken during Admiral James S. Russell's visit to VII Corps garrison and field positions in Germany. All soldiers in photo are unidentified.

Staff Sergeant Eddie Preston-Chirstain (left) is presented a Certificate of Achievement by Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right).

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 (foreground, left) awards the Silver Star to Master Sergeant Edgar Carter of Palestine, Texas, member of the 10th Corps, United States Army, at a ceremony in the 10th Corps sector, Korea, during the Korean War. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted by a welcome sign and a Marine band as he disembarks from an airplane. The location is unknown, except that the photo was taken during the President's vacation trip to the Caribbean islands. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.