Armed forces officers

Colonel Harry H. Vaughan holding two koala bears in his arms, taken while Col. Vaughan served in Australia during World War II. On the back of the photo, Vaughan wrote: "The koala is not too smart but very good natured: an ideal constituent."

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman at Arlington National Cemetery, attending funeral services for Private Leslie Coffelt of the White House Police, who was killed while protecting President Truman from an assassination attempt on November 1. Walking behind President and Mrs. Truman are (left to right) General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

In a ceremony held for the first time since the end of Word War II, President Harry S. Truman receives His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Ilah, Regent of Iraq. The Prince and President Truman are shown standing on the White House's front portico, with the honor guard. Standing to the left, second row, is the President's military aid, Col. Harry Vaughan. To the right in the second row is Capt. James K. Vardaman, the President's Naval aid. From: Beth Gore.

Photo showing Post Master General Robert E. Hannegan presenting to Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps, the first sheet of the Iwo Jima 3-cent stamp. The stamp depicts the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. From: Beth Gore.

Major General John H. Hilldring of Phoenix, Arizona, who has been appointed Assistant Secretary of State today assumed the oath of office at the State Department. Left to right, Stanley Woodward, Chief of the Division of Protocol, who administered the oath; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and General Hilldring. From: Beth Gore.

Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, passing reviewing stand during the inaugural parade. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Kenneth C. Royall and General Dwight D. Eisenhower in car during inaugural parade. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

An unknown man speaks at the United Nations Conference on International Organizations, held at the San Francisco, California Opera House. President Harry S. Truman is scheduled to deliver the closing address to hundreds of delegates from nations all over the world who met and drew up a United Nations Charter to insure world peace in the future. Behind the speaker, from left to right, are: Alger Hiss, Secretary of State Edward Stettinus, President Truman, and an unknown person. Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman is sitting at the far right.

Photo of Lt. Col. Mary A. Hallaren, Lowell, MA, Deputy Director of the Women's Army Corps. From: Beth Gore

Photo of the Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, making an official presentation to U. S. military leaders at the British Embassy on behalf of King George VI, the Insignia of Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Left to Right, General H. H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces; Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations; Earl of Halifax; General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army and Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy. From: Beth Gore.