Armed forces officers

Portrait of Col. William Draper, U.S. Air Force. From: Beth Gore.

Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, Chairman of the Army's Gripe Board, appearing at a press conference after finishing taking testimony from 40 witnesses, including 36 Army men ranging from Private to Five Star General. From: Beth Gore

General Jacob L. Devers, Chief of the Army Ground Forces, telling newsmen during a press conference that he hoped to put 7,000,000 men into a single Pacific punch at the Japanese. From: Beth Gore.

General Jacob L. Devers, who has been appointed Commander of the Army Ground Forces, replacing General Joseph W. Stilwell. From: Beth Gore.

General Jacob Devers, Commander of the Army Ground Forces, today visited Walter Reed Hospital. He spent his time chatting with some of the wounded officers and men who are convalescing there. He is shown here with Lt. Col. John K. Waters, son-in-law of General George Patton. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman in White House ceremonies presented the International Harmon Trophy to Major Alexander P. De Seversky, aviator, aeronautical engineer, author and authority on air strategy and tactics. The Lique Internationale Des Aviateurs awarded the trophy for "outstanding leadership, patriotism, unselfish devotion to the security and aeronautical progress of the United States." Left to right: Mrs. De Seversky, Major De Seversky, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson and President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman throws out he first ball in the game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left to right in the front row: Vice President Alben Barkley, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President Truman and (three men at extreme right) Clark Griffith, Washington Team President; Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Washington Manager, and Lou Boudreau, Boston Manager. Directly behind Mr. Vinson is Admiral Sidney Souers. Next on right are Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide, and Major General Robert Landry, Air Force Aide.

Five Army and Navy heads of the U. S. were presented with the French Grand Croix De La Legion, a honor by General Charles DeGaulle (center), Provisional President of France, in ceremonies at the French Embassy. Photo shows DeGaulle, left, making the presentation to Admiral William D. Leahy, left, as General George C. Marshall, Admiral Ernest J. King, General H. H. Arnold and General Brehon Somervell, look on. From: Beth Gore.

Army Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins, appearing before a House Armed Services Committee, where he said an over zealous public relations officer "made a mistake" in putting a fancy cover on the official time table for "operation smack" but asserted the ill-fated assault was soundly conceived and fully justified. From: Beth Gore

Sketch of J. Lawton Collins drawn by Associated Press Newsfeatures artist H. E. Munhall. Army Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins believes "the air has been cleared considerably" by the armed forces row. He qualifies as an expert in combat. He earned his reputation as "Lighting Joe" on two fronts in the last war. From: Beth Gore