Armed forces officers

Snapshot of Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman in cap and gown taken at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, as a procession started from President McCluer's home on campus to the gymnasium where Sir Winston Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech. Directly behind President Truman is General Harry Vaughan. From: C. Owen Taylor.

Syngman Rhee (right), first President of Korea, sits beside General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, as they attend the August 14, 1948 ceremony in Seoul inaugurating the new Republic of Korea. From: Pershing Touseley, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

The nation's top military leaders hold a weekend meeting in Newport, Rhode Island (see 2002-98). Pictured are three who attended the meeting (left to right): General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief; Admiral Louis E. Denfield, Chief of Naval Operations; and General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff. From: Pershing Touseley, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

General Jonathan M. Wainwright being presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Rose Garden at the White House on the occasion of General Wainwright's return to Washington after his release from imprisonment by the Japanese. The final stand on beleaguered Corregidor, for which he was in an important measure personally responsible, commanded the admiration of the nation's allies. (See also 66-1499-13.) From: Pershing Tousley, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Regimental officers, 129th Field Artillery, on board U. S. S. Zeppelin, April, 1919. In the front row, third and fourth from the left, are Colonel Emery T. Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Marvin Gates. Others are unidentified. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.

Captain Ted Marks and Captain Newell T. Paterson, July 4, 1918. They are officers in the 129th Field Artillery. From: Truman house, album of 35th Division clippings and snapshots.

Japanese officer signing documents at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date, location, and identities are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Japanese officer signing surrender documents at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date, location, and identities of the individuals are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Japanese officer signing surrender documents at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date, location, identities of the individuals are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

American officer signing documents at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.