Armed forces officers

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (seated, center) sits at a desk with soldiers during his inspection of Fort Knox in Kentucky. Standing on the right is General Mark Clark. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace inspecting troops in Fort Knox, Kentucky. From left to right: Secretary Pace; Major General Floyd Parks; General Mark Clark; and two unidentified military officers. Others in the background are also unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, right) steadies his footing on the ice and snow-covered ground in front of an Air Force plane at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Secretary Pace flew to Fort Knox for an inspection visit. Other soldiers in the photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (front row, civilian clothes) salutes the United States Flag while reviewing troops during his inspection of the soldiers at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Also present is Major General Floyd Parks (front row, left). All other soldiers and officers are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) speaks with unidentified United States Army officers while standing in the snow near an airplane at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Also present is Major General Floyd Parks (second from right) and General Mark Clark (third from left). All others are unidentified.

A group of United States Army officers are dressed in their cold weather gear at Fort Knox, Kentucky. They are probably watching a military demonstration or exercise taking place during the visit of Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (not pictured). General Mark Clark is in the front row, third from the left. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (near center, in civilian clothes) shakes hands with an unidentified armed forces officers and says goodbye to unidentified men before leaving Wake Island. President Truman traveled to Wake Island to confer with General Douglas MacArthur. Also present is Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (just behind and to the left of the President); Press Secretary Charles Ross (visible behind and to the right of Harriman); and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second man behind Ross). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left, in civilian clothes) stands in the snow with several United States Army officers during an inspection trip and military exercise demonstration at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Other officers and soldiers in the photo are unidentified.

While on a visit to inspect the United States Army at Fort Knox in Kentucky, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace was escorted in the back seat of a car. Secretary Pace is at the far left. Other men and officers in the car are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (front row, in civilian clothes) inspecting troops during his visit to Fort Knox in Kentucky. Walking behind Secretary Pace is General Mark Clark. Other soldiers are unidentified.