Air bases

Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington (foreground, left) is greeting President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) upon President Truman's arrival at McChord Field, Fort Lewis, Washington. Others in the background are unidentified.

A photograph of a UH 1 F utility helicopter landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

This photo is of a UH-1 F utility helicopter from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground right, wearing civilian clothes) reviews an honor guard during his visit to Templehof Air Force Base in Berlin, Germany. Also present is Major General Lemuel Mathewson, Commandant of Berlin (foreground, left). All other soldiers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (walking down the center, left, wearing civilian clothes) reviews an honor guard during his visit to Templehof Air Force Base in Berlin, Germany. Also present is Major General Lemuel Mathewson, Commandant of Berlin (walking next to Pace). A military band can be seen in the background on the left. All other soldiers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and other armed forces officers saluting during his visit to Templehof Air Force Base in Berlin, Germany. From left to right: Secretary Pace; unidentified officer; Francis Shackleford; unidentified officer; Major General Floyd Parks; Major General Lemuel Mathewson; and Brigadier General Maurice W. Daniel. Other soldiers in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (foreground in civilian suit and hat) shakes hands with members of an Italian Air Force Guard upon his arrival at the Italian Air Base at Pisa, Italy. He stopped there en route to Leghorn, Italy to visit a United States port facility that supplied United States forces in Austria. All others in the photograph are unidentified.

Photo of a trailer used to transport missiles to and from Whiteman Air Force Base.

A portion of the 21,000 lbs. of "Christmas Star" packages collected in the greater Kansas City area. The boxes are shown on a large Air Force Trailer at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base.

Lieutenant Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (left) stands next to an unidentified officer at an unknown airbase.