Air bases

In the foreground facing the camera are Lieutenant Kay Summersby, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and President Harry S. Truman. In the background, to the right of Truman is General Harry Vaughan. All other military personnel at the airfield are unidentified. The President is in Frankfort, Germany traveling during a break in the Potsdam Conference. Donated in the name of Don Costello.

Written on back: "Tinian Island." Aerial view of Tinian Island, an Army Air Force Base, during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "View of Airfield. North Field. Tinian Island 1945. 99th Bomb Squadron V.H., 9th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force." Wide view of the airfield, with several planes and huts visible. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

Written on back: "Tinian Island 1945." View of the United States Army Air Force Base on Tinian Island during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.

President Harry S. Truman (front, left) inspects the Orlando Air Force Base during a visit to Orlando, Florida. Also present is Air Force Aide General Robert Landry (sixth from left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes), inspects troops during his visit to Orlando Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida. Also present is Air Force Aide General Robert Landry (second man directly behind President Truman). All others are unidentified.

A group of invited individuals are shown having just departed from a United States Air Force airplane. They include left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense; unidentified; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; and W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force. They are attending a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman is shown ready to enter the presidential airplane, "Independence", to depart from Lawson Air Force Base for Eglin Air Force Base, Florida after a one-day tour of Fort Benning, Georgia. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

Aerial view identified as Lawson Air Force Base, adjacent to Fort Benning, Georgia. Further identification states established in 1919 as a lighter-than-air base, Lawson Field now bases the 4408th Air Base Squadron, 14th Air Force. Their mission is to fly the troopers and gliders for the training of airborne troops. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

United States Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews (1949-1951) is shown having just stepped off a Navy airplane as he arrives at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He is being welcomed by a group of military personnel giving a honor salute. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."