Airmen

Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Williams, the pilot of the presidential planes the "Sacred Cow" and later, the "Independence".

Two unidentified men are boarding the airplane, "Independence". The two men are handing each other an object as one stands on a ladder and the other half in the plane.

The airplane, "Independence" is in the background with its crew: pilot, Lt. Col. Henry T. Myers; the navigator, Maj. T.J. Boselli; and the co-pilot, Maj. Elmer F. Smith standing in front looking at a map.

Lt. Col. Henry T. Myers, the navigator Maj. T.J. Boselli, and the co-pilot, Maj. Elmer F. Smith are showing off the survival gear of the airplane, "Independence."

President Harry S. Truman congratulates the Greenland Rescue crew. President Truman sits next to First Lieutenant Bobbie Joe Cavnar while Lt. Fred Sporer, Lt. William Seward, Captain Herbert G. Dorsey, Private First Class Charles Erchak, T/Sgt. Walter S. Hustus and T/Sgt. John H. Schufert stand behind them.

President Harry S. Truman attends the Armed Forces Day Parade. Pictured left to right are Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, United States Navy, Naval Aide to President Harry S. Truman, Brigadier General Morris J. Lee, United States Air Force, in charge of Armed Forces Day Parade, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to President Harry S. Truman, and Major General Robert B. Landry, United States Air Force, Air Force Aide to President Harry S. Truman.

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.

Air Force photo of Donald S. Dawson.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes) receives the salute from an unidentified military personnel upon his arrival in Orlando, Florida. President Truman's plane, The Independence, can be seen in the background. Also present is President Truman's Air Force Aide, General Robert Landry (second row, right). 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.